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Double Impact

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Double Impact

R

1991

1h 48m

Action

Drama

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25,000+ Ratings

Nearly 25 years after seeing his father killed by Hong Kong crime boss Raymond Zhang (Philip Chan Yan Kin), Chad Wagner (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is living in Los Angeles as a flourishing yet peaceful martial arts trainer. But Chad has a twin brother, Alex (also Van Damme), who suddenly reunites with his less-aggressive sibling and wants to avenge their father's death. As the pair plan their payback against Zhang, they also struggle to overcome their personal differences.

Dolores Barclay

Associated Press

Lawrence of Arabia it ain't. But who cares? The fighting is great, the action nonstop and this guy has killer legs from hell that can drop a 500-pound ninja before he can say Bruce Lee.

Feb 19, 2020

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C+

Sep 7, 2011

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Kathleen Maher

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 0/5

May 20, 2006

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Double Impact is three minutes away from two hours, much too long for its genre, but it will indisputably have an audience. [Full review in Spanish]

Dec 9, 2022

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Some slickly commendable action sequences and a great final fight between Jean-Claude van Damme and Bolo Yeung. But this often feels like it's eight hours long. Don't let that deter you from one of the year's finest making-of documentaries, though.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 1, 2019

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Ed Travis

Cinapse

The film is a brisk 110 minutes long. If you tabulate all of the awesomery that occurs during that runtime, Double Impact's excellence simply cannot be disproven.

Jun 22, 2019

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Todd B

I loved this movie since I first saw on VHS tape. A good action, romance, and comradersip movie. Also, I liked the part of the trailer that says "the twins," in it. Well the twins, which are the main characters of the film are and an eventually go on a quest with others for revenge and the reclaiming of their father's property. It gets to be a happy ending, as well.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/25

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Audience Member

This one’s a classic for Van Damme fans! Watched it so many times as a kid. The only thing better than Van Damme was two Van Dammes, plus another fearsome villain appearance from Bolo Yeung! The story is decent and the action scenes serviceable, with likable characters and an X-factor that makes it one of Jean Claude’s most re-watchable movies!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/07/25

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Howard H

Good enough for a film starring Dam expected to play both lead roles.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Michael W

This martial arts movie was pretty good. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Geoffrey Lewis, Alonna Shaw, Philip Chan, Bolo Yeung, Alan Scarfe, and the rest of the cast did a pretty good job in this movie. The plot of the movie was action-packed and entertaining. It's about getting over your differences to fight together and take down the people that killed your parents. If you haven't seen this movie yet, you might enjoy it. It wasn't as great as I thought, but it wasn't terrible.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/09/24

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Gill S

For the most part forgettable, but still a decent action film.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/17/23

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Priscilla T

I laughed so hard at all the plot holes and just all around ridiculousness of the interactions.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/02/23

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Sheldon Lettich

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Jean-Claude Van Damme

Alex

Geoffrey Lewis

Frank Avery

Alan Scarfe

Nigel Griffith

Alonna Shaw

Danielle Wilde

Philip Chan Yan Kin

Raymond Zhang

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Synopsis

Nearly 25 years after seeing his father killed by Hong Kong crime boss Raymond Zhang (Philip Chan Yan Kin), Chad Wagner (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is living in Los Angeles as a flourishing yet peaceful martial arts trainer. But Chad has a twin brother, Alex (also Van Damme), who suddenly reunites with his less-aggressive sibling and wants to avenge their father's death. As the pair plan their payback against Zhang, they also struggle to overcome their personal differences.

Director: Sheldon Lettich
Producer: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ashok Amritraj, Paul Michael Glaser
Screenwriter: Sheldon Lettich, Jean-Claude Van Damme
Production Co: Stone Group Pictures, Vision International
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $28.6M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Surround

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