Darkness of Man

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Darkness of Man

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2024

1h 48m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Russell Hatch (Jean Claude Van Damme) is a washed up, former Interpol operative who vowed to protect the son of an informant killed years earlier in a raid gone wrong. When merciless street gangs start an all-out turf war and the kid is caught in the middle, Hatch will stop at nothing to keep him safe and fight anyone who gets in his way.

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Luke Buckmaster

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Former muscle men like JCVD and Sylvester Stallone certainly look like they’ve big mistakes, insinuations of hard-earned wisdom written in their wrinkles.

Jun 23, 2024

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Bobby LePire

Film Threat

Darkness Of Man may start off confusing, but once it settles down, the thrills come fast and furious.

Rated: 8/10

Jun 13, 2024

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Martin Unsworth

Starburst

The stylish direction from Bressack gives what could have been a throwback action flick a fresh feel and while it might not be up there with JCVD’s best, it provides the actor a chance to show off more than his famous muscles.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 3, 2024

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Matt Lynch

In Review Online

Darkness of Man simply doesn't offer substantive enough material to support much of anything from JCVD, despite his best efforts. The film lands as little more than a somber, self-serious shrug in the DTV sphere.

May 24, 2024

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

Van Damme immerses himself in his world-weary character, but the rest of the movie is just another assembly-line DTV product.

Rated: C

May 21, 2024

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

“Darkness of Man” is stuck with cliched writing and flat visuals, going through the motions, unable to find the depths of gravitas Van Damme imagines himself reaching at times.

Rated: D+

May 21, 2024

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Pey G

Good story line , but quite honestly the acting was so bad it’s hard to watch it to the end.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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Steve D

JCVD is getting old but he still pulls it off.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/15/24

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Elvis D

Van Damme regresó con este thriller criminal que es totalmente indiferente a las películas sobre crímenes y tráfico que abundaban en los años 2000. Hay algo de acción, pero es más una historia de intriga en la que Van Damme trata de proteger a Jayden de su propia familia vinculada en un negocio ilegal. Tiene lo que se podría esperar de un thriller convencional que involucrado un agente contra toda una banda criminal. Por más que Van Damme aún logra ofrecer buenos momentos de acción, no se puede esperar mucho, puesto que la película se inclina más al suspenso. Al principio, mucho no se entiende que relación tiene Jayden con la mafia coreana y porque el agente Van Damme se emprende en protegerlo. Todo eso se va explicando de a poco y la película logra ofrecer una historia decente con un lado dramático. Si bien no es una mala historia, se podría haber profundizado más la relación de Hatch con Jayden. Darkness Of Man no es una película que se pueda comparar con los éxitos que Van Damme ha traído en su vida pasada, pero otra adicción a su filmografía para seguir evidenciando que Van Damme aún mantiene su chispa, aunque sus últimas películas no sean como las anteriores. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 8/10.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/28/24

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les R

This movie was painful to watch. They missed the mark on the theme and it’s hard to look past the acting of not just some, but every character.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/23/24

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Ian H

Van Damme has never been a particularly good actor but this is abysmal. Mainly due to the predictable, weak script and poor acting of the thugs throughout. He used to be good for action scenes but even that's not that good. Though, in fairness, he's playing an alcoholic ex-cop.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/02/24

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Cine F

This barely holds together. There are a few good fight scenes but competing gang violence with ex cop stuck in the middle trying to keep a promise to a dead ex love just gets muddled. It giving poorly produced 70s tv show episode vibes except it’s a movie. And the lame philosophic dialogue that JCVD keeps spouting is a bit sad. We were hoping for a B movie but got a C movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/22/24

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James Cullen Bressack

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Jean-Claude Van Damme

Russell Hatch

Kristanna Loken

Claire

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Jayden

Spencer Breslin

Chris

Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones

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Synopsis

Russell Hatch (Jean Claude Van Damme) is a washed up, former Interpol operative who vowed to protect the son of an informant killed years earlier in a raid gone wrong. When merciless street gangs start an all-out turf war and the kid is caught in the middle, Hatch will stop at nothing to keep him safe and fight anyone who gets in his way.

Director: James Cullen Bressack
Producer: Jessica Bennett, James Cullen Bressack, Jarrett Furst, Andre Relis
Screenwriter: Alethea Cho, James Cullen Bressack
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Robotic Donut, VMI Worldwide, JCB Pictures, Sandaled Kid Productions
Rating: R (Some Sexual References|Language Throughout|Drug Content|Strong Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 21, 2024
Runtime: 1h 48m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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