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After making several violent Hong Kong action films in the style that's come to be known as heroic bloodshed, Ringo Lam came to Hollywood to make his first American film with Belgian martial arts star Jean-Claude Van Damme. MAXIMUM RISK, like Van Damme's previous DOUBLE IMPACT, is the story of twin brothers. Unlike the earlier .. Read more

Starring	Jean-Claude Van Damme, Stephane Audran, Natasha Henstridge, Paul Ben-Victor
Director	Ringo Lam
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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- A standard Van Damme pic, competently assembled but with little of the manic edge found in director Lam's Hong Kong... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
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- - 5
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  TOP MOVIE !!!
  
  Maximum Risk is an extremely violent movie with a very high body count. I lost track of the dead early on. While the plot is as thin as always (Russian mafia, ... read more »
  
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  - GLASGOW
  - 21 Apr 2006 at 12:51
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  Surprisingly good
  
  Amazingly, for a John Claude Van Damme vehicle, surprisingly good. Good action thriller, Van Damme aquits himself well, good direction, good cast, even a ... read more »
  
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- - jonny
  - 198 reviews
  - Norwich
  - 13 May 2012 at 11:24
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  A great action movie!
  
  Now he's no Bruce Willis or Brad Pitt, there are no major multi-million budgets for these movies. But i've gotta say, this one came out a treat!
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  - Tewkesbury
  - 11 Aug 2009 at 17:33
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  maximum risk
  
  another j.c van damme episode fighting with his twin plenty of dead bodys didnt think much of the action seen better in bloodsport or kick boxer
  
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- - bluefox
  - 126 reviews
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 17 Jun 2009 at 19:32
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  O.k
  
  Not one of Jean Claudes better movies
  
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- - Skidrick
  - 27 reviews
  - Crumlin
  - 15 Sep 2008 at 09:06
- - 1
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  Better than usual
  
  One of Van Damme's better forays, and Hendrige provides suitable eye candy
  
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  - Birmingham, UK
  - 09 Feb 2007 at 18:51
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  ok
  
  good if u like this guy. but old hat
  
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- - alan56q
  - 162 reviews
  - wirral
  - 28 Jun 2006 at 19:40
- - 5
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  TOP MOVIE !!!
  
  Maximum Risk is an extremely violent movie with a very high body count. I lost track of the dead early on. While the plot is as thin as always (Russian mafia, ... read more »
  
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  - GLASGOW
  - 21 Apr 2006 at 12:51
- - 2
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  maximum crap
  
  do i need say more?.total bobbins from start to finish
  
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- - brian green
  - scotland
  - 09 Mar 2006 at 21:02
- - 3
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  Minimum Sense.
  
  Not for the fist time, nor the last, does Jean-Claude Van Damme play two roles in this film. Luckily in this one he does not have to 'act' against ... read more »
  
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- - Ian Davies
  - Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales
  - 07 Oct 2005 at 16:06
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  Minimum Sense.
  
  Not for the first time, nor the last, does Jean-Claude Van Damme play two roles in this film. Luckily in this one he does not have to "act" against ... read more »
  
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- - drunkenmaster
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  - Merthyr Tydfil,
  - 14 Aug 2005 at 10:12
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- - 5
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  TOP MOVIE !!!
  
  Maximum Risk is an extremely violent movie with a very high body count. I lost track of the dead early on. While the plot is as thin as always (Russian mafia, ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - GLASGOW
  - 21 Apr 2006 at 12:51
- - 4
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  jcvd should retire gracefully
  
  Another one of the mediocre films that van damme seems to produce on an almost weekly basis. This one features that oh so original i must avenge my brothers ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 10:19
- - 3
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  Minimum Sense.
  
  Not for the fist time, nor the last, does Jean-Claude Van Damme play two roles in this film. Luckily in this one he does not have to 'act' against ... read more »
  
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- - Ian Davies
  - Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales
  - 07 Oct 2005 at 16:06
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  maximum crap
  
  do i need say more?.total bobbins from start to finish
  
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- - brian green
  - scotland
  - 09 Mar 2006 at 21:02
- - 1
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  Better than usual
  
  One of Van Damme's better forays, and Hendrige provides suitable eye candy
  
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- 410558
- - a customer
  - Birmingham, UK
  - 09 Feb 2007 at 18:51
- - 1
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  maximum risk
  
  another j.c van damme episode fighting with his twin plenty of dead bodys didnt think much of the action seen better in bloodsport or kick boxer
  
  Report this review
- 772376
- - bluefox
  - 126 reviews
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 17 Jun 2009 at 19:32
- - 1
  - 0
  A great action movie!
  
  Now he's no Bruce Willis or Brad Pitt, there are no major multi-million budgets for these movies. But i've gotta say, this one came out a treat!
  <... read more »
  
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  - Tewkesbury
  - 11 Aug 2009 at 17:33
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  - 1
  VAN DAMIT
  
  THIS FILM IS OK, NOTHING SPECIAL
  
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  - 06 Apr 2005 at 17:42
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  ok
  
  good if u like this guy. but old hat
  
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- 259046
- - alan56q
  - 162 reviews
  - wirral
  - 28 Jun 2006 at 19:40
- - 0
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  Minimum Sense.
  
  Not for the first time, nor the last, does Jean-Claude Van Damme play two roles in this film. Luckily in this one he does not have to "act" against ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 343683
- - drunkenmaster
  - 479 reviews
  - Merthyr Tydfil,
  - 14 Aug 2005 at 10:12

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  After making several violent Hong Kong action films in the style that's come to be known as heroic bloodshed, Ringo Lam came to Hollywood to make his first American film with Belgian martial arts star Jean-Claude Van Damme. MAXIMUM RISK, like Van Damme's previous DOUBLE IMPACT, is the story of twin ...

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  After making several violent Hong Kong action films in the style that's come to be known as heroic bloodshed, Ringo Lam came to Hollywood to make his first American film with Belgian martial arts star Jean-Claude Van Damme. MAXIMUM RISK, like Van Damme's previous DOUBLE IMPACT, is the story of twin ...