The Last Mercenary

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The Last Mercenary

2021

1h 50m

Action

Comedy

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Richard Brumère, aka "La Brume" ("The Mist"), a former French secret service special agent turned mercenary, is back in the saddle as the immunity he was granted 25 years earlier for his son Archibald is lifted. A mob operation threatens Archibald's life. To save him, Richard will have to reach out to his old contacts, join forces with a bunch of reckless youngsters from the projects and an offbeat bureaucrat -- but mostly find the courage to let Archibald know he's his father.

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Charles Bramesco

AV Club

While Charhon puffs and wheezes in his attempts at diversion, he can't keep up with the natural charisma of his leading man.

Rated: C-

Aug 4, 2021

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

The tone of the line readings is so in-your-face that it leaves you seriously wondering where comedy leaves off and ineptitude begins.

Jul 31, 2021

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Brian Lowry

CNN.com

Jean-Claude Van Damme remains impressively limber, but that's a rare highlight in The Last Mercenary, which features the Muscles from Brussels in a Paris-sent embarrassment.

Jul 30, 2021

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

While I enjoyed Van Damme’s action-comic turn, the rest of the film’s cartoonish vibes and mind-numbing supporting characters are too much for even The Last Mercenary to bear.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 9, 2022

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Cris Kennedy

The Canberra Times (Australia)

It is a Gallic slapstick action flick that has that French comic-book sensibility about it, and with JCVD pulling out many of his signature moves.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 17, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

The humor ranges from silly to cringe-worthy with the worse being this running gag about Richard’s ‘ladies man’ status. Meanwhile the skittish editing only emphasizes the story’s overall clunkiness.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 17, 2022

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william d

Okay Jean Claude movie could have been a lot better.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/07/23

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The M

I got to say when I went to the last mercenary, I kept my views and check, but the movie turned out to be a surprisingly funny and charming film. JCVD proves here he still has what it takes to be an action star, even as he pushes 60!!! The film was a big hit for Netflix. I was Jean-Claude Van Damme would've taken advantage of it. Maybe we can get that hard-core action film we'd love to see you again, but it is what it is.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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Steve D

A disappointing end for the legend.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

It's far too silly to take seriously in any kind of way. I'm totally up for comedic elements in action fare, in fact that can quite often leads to a classic. This though... It feels too much like a cartoon, and not a particularly funny one, sadly.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

realmente una pelicula muy mala 3/10

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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sam w

Farcical and silly but rarely funny, it was weirdly entertaining and although it was never boring, I'm not sure if it was any good or not. The plot is nonsense and the characters were a weird bunch, but the Scarface mimic and goofy lead were good. Van Damme may still be flexible, but he definitely looks past it and the action suffers for it, with lots of slapstick and dodgy editing in the fights.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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David Charhon

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Jean-Claude Van Damme

Richard Brumère

Alban Ivanov

Alexandre

Assa Sylla

Dalila

Samir Decazza

Archibald

Éric Judor

Paul

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Synopsis

Richard Brumère, aka "La Brume" ("The Mist"), a former French secret service special agent turned mercenary, is back in the saddle as the immunity he was granted 25 years earlier for his son Archibald is lifted. A mob operation threatens Archibald's life. To save him, Richard will have to reach out to his old contacts, join forces with a bunch of reckless youngsters from the projects and an offbeat bureaucrat -- but mostly find the courage to let Archibald know he's his father.

Director: David Charhon
Producer: Olivier Albou, Olias Barco, David Charhon, Jakéma Charhon, Jean-Charles Levy, Eponine Maillet, Nicolas Manuel, Vladislav Riashyn, Laurence Schonberg, Artemenko Yuriy
Screenwriter: David Charhon
Production Co: Forecast Pictures, Other Angle Pictures
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 30, 2021
Runtime: 1h 50m

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