2008 Revelation : Actor JC Van Damme - THE SHOCKING TRUTH
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2008 Revelation : Actor JC Van Damme - THE SHOCKING TRUTH
http://www.peacearch.com/ http://www.gaumont.com/ http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/jcvd-review/ 2008 Revelation : Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme - THE SHOCKING TRUTH. New American trailer. JCVD American Theaters : November 2008. Coming Soon !!! --------------------- JCVD MOVIE: Walking down St-Laurent Boulevard in Montreal, I came upon a crowd outside a movie theater bearing the movie poster: JCVD. Excitedly, I entered. I am a longtime fan of Van Damme going back to when I was 8 watching mesmerized at Van Dammes cult classic: Bloodsport. Like many, Van Damme had been my childhood hero too --- and his remarkable inspiration eventually led me to place in the top 5 of the recent 2008 Canadian National Taekwondo Tournament. I fully appreciated the intense magic of his martial arts films. The theater is jammed with dedicated fans having memories of Van Dammes past International super star status from the 1980s. What a movie! It likely surpasses the collective expectations of the audience from the start. The opening scene rocks. A 4-minute film within a film begins with vintage-like Van Damme moments of high energy action. This single-shot sequence unfolds vamping up Van Dammes pre-existing persona in dynamic fashion. Then this incredible assembly of action ends with a hilarious fake wall falling over when a door is simply slammed too hard by a winded and exhausted Van Damme blithely complaining to a movie director, who couldnt care less (as in real life), that he is 47 and it is simply too hard to do these mad action scenes at his age! The film then pivots under the young but world class directorship of Mabrouk El Mechri to the main story, where the audience is treated to a Van Damme they have never seen before acting with incredible depth and character. This transformation from a shallow bigger-than-life action hero to portraying true down-to-life emotions will be worth the admission alone. Van Dammes dramatic performance and his featured monologue --- are remarkable. The director caught Van Damme on film in a way to make any audience celebrate with rousing enthusiasm alongside Van Damme as he convincingly relates his belief in the American dream, then address his marriage and drug problems of his past, and how he wants a second chance to make a difference in the world. It is one of those cinema moments bordering on being a masterpiece; it re-invents Van Damme. The camera floats through the chaos of Van Dammes life and caresses Van Dammes face that has taken on a good amount of character. Van Damme has stories in his eyes. Van Damme has life in his eyes. Van Damme has sadness in his eyes. Van Damme has regrets in his eyes. Van Damme has a message to deliver. The movie cleverly uncovers the pitfalls behind celebrity status with humor that Van Damme does very well. The plot borrows on Van Dammes trying past. Playing himself, a beaten and depressed Van Damme returns to his native Belgium in hopes of getting out of the limelight. Van Damme is financially drained and makes a bee line to his home bank. But the Belgium bank is in the midst of being robbed. Van Damme is caught up in the ensuing mayhem as the police on arrival wrongly assume Van Damme is part of the robbery team. The actual criminals are enjoying extravagant good luck. Not only do they have Belgiums biggest movie star in their control, but through his ill-luck he is also taking the fall for them! In trying to find a way out, Van Damme realizes his Hollywood action roles of his past all fall flat when a real gun is pressed flat to his head. This is a movie to be seen, not merely read. Not only is Van Damme re-born but so is the audience through their shared experience with Van Dammes failures and triumphs. Yours in good entertainment, Louis-Philippe Simard Stuido LPS
YouTube | October 12, 2008
