Enemies Closer

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Enemies Closer

R

Released Jan 24, 2014

1h 25m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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A former Navy SEAL (Tom Everett Scott) becomes trapped in the wilderness with drug runners and an old enemy (Orlando Jones).

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Van Damme makes for a highly entertaining villain in this briskly paced B-movie.

Jan 29, 2014

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Matt Singer

The Dissolve

Too bad no one else in Enemies Closer can match Van Damme's oddball charisma.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 24, 2014

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

Van Damme's English is less intelligible than usual, and his line readings are sluggish in places. Improbably enough, this adds to the performance ...

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 24, 2014

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Andrew Pollard

Starburst

Breezy, enjoyable fun that's not to be taken too seriously. Predictable, yes, but it's worth a watch just to see Van Damme's crazed hairdo.

Rated: 6/10

Apr 12, 2018

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Isaac Feldberg

We Got This Covered

If you don't expect anything groundbreaking or dramatically dynamic, you'll probably have just as much fun watching Enemies Closer as Van Damme, playing a total fruitcake of a villain, clearly did making it.

Rated: 7/10

Mar 11, 2014

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Outrageous, unintentionally funny, cartoonish, dumb and consistently entertaining---in other words: the ultimate B-movie that's best watched at midnight with a group of friends while intoxicated.

Rated: 7.21/10

Jan 28, 2014

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Lukas S

This movie was definitely a treat with reuniting Director Peter Hyams (TimeCop, End of Days, Sudden Death) and Jean-Claude Van Damme together again since 1996's Sudden Death. This time around JC takes on the role of the bad guy which his performance gave me heavy Heath Ledger Joker vibes, Enemies Closes is entertaining and thrilling. Orlando Jones and Thomas Everett Scott were also great in this, overall this film was fun and awesome!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/30/24

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corkball

I just cannot in good conscience recommend this film. It is just plain dumb. The plot is dumb, there are major gaps in logic and motivation... just dumb. I had to double take on the Orlando Jones thing. It took me 20 minutes to accept he was in a serious role. Well, seriously dumb. The other male lead was fine, but seemed totally miscast. He struck me as being an extra from some rom-com as opposed to an action star. Van Damme on the other hand, just completely hammed it up with an over the top crazy Tommy Lee Jones impression with an eco-terrorist bent and Joker hair. I wouldn't say his character was great or anything, but if you like Van Damme, you probably got your money's worth.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/09/23

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edward r

Moderately entertaining. A mixture of comedy, action, pointless killing and a farcical plot. But at the end of the day not much worse than the endless crap that is available out there.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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steve d

Fun action film with a different role for Van Damme. Nothing special but it will please fans.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Van Damme makes a good villian in this otherwise wierd composion.. fight scenes and logical thinking of the good kind is rather scarse..

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

Interesting role for Van Damme playing the Bad guy, Bad Hair days aside it was still entertaining.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Synopsis

A former Navy SEAL (Tom Everett Scott) becomes trapped in the wilderness with drug runners and an old enemy (Orlando Jones).

Director: Peter Hyams
Producer: Moshe Diamant, Courtney Solomon, Orlando Jones
Screenwriter: Eric Bromberg, James Bromberg
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Signature Pictures, After Dark Films
Rating: R (Strong Violence|Language)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 24, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 16, 2016
Runtime: 1h 25m

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