Synopsis
Between his tax problems and his legal battle with his wife for the custody of his daughter, these are hard times for the action movie star who finds that even Steven Seagal has pinched a role from him! This fictionalized version of Jean-Claude Van Damme returns to the country of his birth to seek the peace and tranquility he can no longer enjoy in the United States, but inadvertently gets involved in a bank robbery with hostages.
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Cast
- Jean-Claude Van DammeJ.C.V.D.
- François DamiensBruges
- Zinedine SoualemMan wearing Beret
- Karim BelkhadraWatchman
- Jean-François WolffThirty-year-old
- Anne PaulicevichTeller
- John FlandersEx-wife's Lawyer
- Janine HorsburghJCVD's Assistant
- Mourade ZeguendiVideo Club Client
- Valérie BodsonWidow at Film Budapest
Recommendations
- 91
Entertainment Weekly
A reality-twisting cousin to "Being John Malkovich" -- showcases a Van Damme who's sly like a fox about his own image. - 75
USA Today
JCVD is a whimsical twist on the biopic, sending up heist movies and breaking cinematic rules to interesting effect. At a critical moment, Van Damme rises out of a tense hostage situation to look into the camera and speak movingly to the audience. He has never seemed more convincing. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
JCVD should entertain both movie and action buffs. Van Damme proves once and for all that he's not just a set of glistening pectorals. However, he's still in no danger of being asked to play Hamlet. - 70
Variety
A French-language meta-movie parody par excellence, constitutes the headiest stretch of the beefy star's career since, well, ever. - 70
Time
Van Damme has been known as a martial-arts legend, movie star and pain in the ass. But never an actor -- until now. - 67
The A.V. Club
A canny piece of autobiography that looks at the man behind the legend and the legend behind the man. - 60
Village Voice
What exactly is JCVD? Comedy? Confession? Confusion? No one will ever mistake these backstage shenanigans for "Irma Vep." But as a self-regarding expression of masculine angst, it's a Damme sight more fun than "Synecdoche." - 60
New York Daily News
Who knew? Turns out, Jean-Claude Van Damme is a funny guy, and a pretty good actor, too. Fans may already be aware of this, but JCVD is likely to introduce a whole new Van Damme to everybody else.
