Aka is a French-style gangster thriller that has its main appeal in showing Eric Cantona playing a Scarface. Too bad he isn’t up to it.
Aka is a French film directed by Morgan S. Dalibert starring Alban Lenoir and Eric Cantona. Yes, the one from Manchester United.
About the movie
Bad guys, very “badass” in a movie that Guy Ritchie would have done much better.
The star this time is not Cantona, featured almost as a commercial claim for the film, but this actor called Alban Lenoir who, with his very manly features, fits the role to perfection … A quite different matter is if the role is worth it or if the movie has enough dramatic intensity to demonstrate anything beyond knowing how to hold a gun (there are others in Hollywood who do not even know how to do that).
As for the Movie: zero sense of humor...
Aka is a French film directed by Morgan S. Dalibert starring Alban Lenoir and Eric Cantona. Yes, the one from Manchester United.
About the movie
Bad guys, very “badass” in a movie that Guy Ritchie would have done much better.
The star this time is not Cantona, featured almost as a commercial claim for the film, but this actor called Alban Lenoir who, with his very manly features, fits the role to perfection … A quite different matter is if the role is worth it or if the movie has enough dramatic intensity to demonstrate anything beyond knowing how to hold a gun (there are others in Hollywood who do not even know how to do that).
As for the Movie: zero sense of humor...
- 4/28/2023
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Seen on: November 23, 2008
The players: Director: Mabrouk El Mechri, Writers: Christophe Turpin, Frédéric Bénudis, Mabrouk El Mechri, Cast: Jean-Claude van Damme, Francois Damiens, Zinedine Soualem, Karim Belkhadra, Jean-Francois Wolff
Facts of interest: None.
The plot: When Van Damme finds himself in the middle of a hostage situation, he shows the world a side of him no one has ever seen before.
Our thoughts: My personal experience with Jean-Claude Van Damme is fairly specific. I may have seen “Bloodsport” more than a dozen times when I was teenager. This is not because I particularly enjoyed the film (although I must admit that image of Van Damme doing the splits in his underwear across the kitchen counter tops has never quite left my head); no, the reason I’ve seen the Van Damme classic so many times has a lot more to do with laziness than anything else.
The players: Director: Mabrouk El Mechri, Writers: Christophe Turpin, Frédéric Bénudis, Mabrouk El Mechri, Cast: Jean-Claude van Damme, Francois Damiens, Zinedine Soualem, Karim Belkhadra, Jean-Francois Wolff
Facts of interest: None.
The plot: When Van Damme finds himself in the middle of a hostage situation, he shows the world a side of him no one has ever seen before.
Our thoughts: My personal experience with Jean-Claude Van Damme is fairly specific. I may have seen “Bloodsport” more than a dozen times when I was teenager. This is not because I particularly enjoyed the film (although I must admit that image of Van Damme doing the splits in his underwear across the kitchen counter tops has never quite left my head); no, the reason I’ve seen the Van Damme classic so many times has a lot more to do with laziness than anything else.
- 11/25/2008
- by Joseph Bélanger
- screeninglog.com
Jcvd Directed by: Mabrouk El Mechri Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, François Damiens, Zinedine Soualem, Karim Belkhadra RunningTime: 1 hr 36 mins Rating: R Opens: In Chicago on Nov. 14 at Piper's Alley Plot: A self-conscious Jean-Claude Van Damme stars in a film about a self-conscious big screen star (himself) whose life has unraveled. As if losing custody of his child, and compiling a long list of tax problems weren’t enough, when our hero ventures into a bank for a loan, he’s offered another scary addition to his list of problems. Who’s It For? Only life-long Van Damme fans will get the laundry-list of inside jokes only diehards would find amusing. Though we’re all aware of the action-star’s existence, his twenty-plus year career has been largely ignored. He’s never had a critical hit, nor any mainstream cred outside...
- 11/14/2008
- The Scorecard Review
We have the trailer for the Peace Arch Entertainment distributed "Jcvd" starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, François Damiens, Zinedine Soualem, Karim Belkhadra, Jean-François Wolff, Anne Paulicevich. The film has received praise from respected critics as Van Damme's best, most memorable performance to date. Mabrouk El Mechri, helmer of "Virgil" and "Stand Up" writes and directs this crime comedy/drama from Gaumont. It seems that the once mega star Van Damme is clawing himself back up the ranks. Could we be seeing the same of what Mickey Rourke achieved?...
- 10/29/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
We have the trailer for the Peace Arch Entertainment distributed "Jcvd" starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, François Damiens, Zinedine Soualem, Karim Belkhadra, Jean-François Wolff, Anne Paulicevich. The film has received praise from respected critics as Van Damme's best, most memorable performance to date. Mabrouk El Mechri, helmer of "Virgil" and "Stand Up" writes and directs this crime comedy/drama from Gaumont. It seems that the once mega star Van Damme is clawing himself back up the ranks. Could we be seeing the same of what Mickey Rourke achieved?...
- 10/29/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
We have the trailer for the Peace Arch Entertainment distributed "Jcvd" starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, François Damiens, Zinedine Soualem, Karim Belkhadra, Jean-François Wolff, Anne Paulicevich. The film has received praise from respected critics as Van Damme's best, most memorable performance to date. Mabrouk El Mechri, helmer of "Virgil" and "Stand Up" writes and directs this crime comedy/drama from Gaumont. It seems that the once mega star Van Damme is clawing himself back up the ranks. Could we be seeing the same of what Mickey Rourke achieved? What's this about? When the life of Jean-Claude Van Damme collides with the reality of a hold-up in Brussels, Belgium, suddenly the huge movie star turns into an ordinary guy, filled with fears, contradictions and hopes. How can he be up to the legend he has built? What can a film hero do when the gun pointed to his temple isn't charged with blanks?...
- 10/29/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
We have the trailer for the Peace Arch Entertainment distributed "Jcvd" starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, François Damiens, Zinedine Soualem, Karim Belkhadra, Jean-François Wolff, Anne Paulicevich. The film has received praise from respected critics as Van Damme's best, most memorable performance to date. Mabrouk El Mechri, helmer of "Virgil" and "Stand Up" writes and directs this crime comedy/drama from Gaumont. It seems that the once mega star Van Damme is clawing himself back up the ranks. Could we be seeing the same of what Mickey Rourke achieved?...
- 10/29/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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