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3 stars out of 5 -- "JCVD is a much better and more thoughtful film than anything he has been in before. Director Mabrouk El Mechri reveals the muscular superstar in a way we've never seen him" achingly human, self-deprecating, funny and even a bit weak."USA Today "[JCVD] aims for a knowing, cerebral mood, allowing its hero moments of moody contemplation, during which he reflects on the strange, lonely life of middle-aged, globally known martial artist."New York Times "Sympathetic director Mabrouk El Mechri creates a marvelous netherworld of ambiguous scenarios, and Van Damme rises to the challenge -- of acting -- like the real pro he is." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly "[Jean-Claude Van Damme] is reborn, playing a role he has never previously essayed: himself, or at least a fictional facsimile thereof."Los Angeles Times "[T]hrough his unrelenting dissection of Van Damme, El Mechri adds real poetry and feeling to the mix."Film Comment 3 stars out of 5 -- "Taking true embarrassing events from Van Damme's life and putting a silly spin on them makes for a great ride of action, comedy and mistaken identity."Box Office 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] treatise on celebrity, a confessional for its star. It aims playful cuffs at his waning physicality, his dwindling career, and one remarkable seven-minute take even sees Van Damme address the camera to direct roundhouse kicks at his chequered past."Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n immensely watchable postmodern thriller....A strangely compelling collision of BEING JOHN MALKOVICH and DOG DAY AFTERNOON."Empire10.31083
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3 stars out of 5 -- "JCVD is a much better and more thoughtful film than anything he has been in before. Director Mabrouk El Mechri reveals the muscular superstar in a way we've never seen him" achingly human, self-deprecating, funny and even a bit weak."USA Today "[JCVD] aims for a knowing, cerebral mood, allowing its hero moments of moody contemplation, during which he reflects on the strange, lonely life of middle-aged, globally known martial artist."New York Times "Sympathetic director Mabrouk El Mechri creates a marvelous netherworld of ambiguous scenarios, and Van Damme rises to the challenge -- of acting -- like the real pro he is." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly "[Jean-Claude Van Damme] is reborn, playing a role he has never previously essayed: himself, or at least a fictional facsimile thereof."Los Angeles Times "[T]hrough his unrelenting dissection of Van Damme, El Mechri adds real poetry and feeling to the mix."Film Comment 3 stars out of 5 -- "Taking true embarrassing events from Van Damme's life and putting a silly spin on them makes for a great ride of action, comedy and mistaken identity."Box Office 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] treatise on celebrity, a confessional for its star. It aims playful cuffs at his waning physicality, his dwindling career, and one remarkable seven-minute take even sees Van Damme address the camera to direct roundhouse kicks at his chequered past."Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n immensely watchable postmodern thriller....A strangely compelling collision of BEING JOHN MALKOVICH and DOG DAY AFTERNOON."Empire10.30854
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3.5 stars out of 4 -- "With visual purity and simplicity, the film centers on the routine of the night watchman, or el velador, of a fast-growing cemetery favored by Mexico's drug millionaires."Chicago Sun-Times7.195043
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Rolling Stone (p.75) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] masterpiece blending shing-a-ling sounds with traditional Cuban styles."7.120782
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"...A skillful, familiar-feeling hybrid of film noir and Western conventions..." New York Times "...A surprise package stuffed with action and laughs....The exuberant Rodriguez pumps juice into every scene..." Rolling Stone "...[A] wry sense humor..." USA Today "...It sports Sergio Leone visuals, snarling stichomythia in the dialogue, and the highest hit-rate for verbal and sight gags since AIRPLANE!..." Film Comment "...An enormously entertaining movie....Rodriguez shoots this story in a lively visual style that brings a lot of energy even to routine shots..." Chicago Sun-Times7.11588
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Urban Latino (1/00, p.82) - 4 out of 4 - "...House, Reggae and a bit of everything....the most eclectic fusion of music for our time....off the hook."7.11588
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