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Kickboxer: Vengeance
2016
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Kickboxer: Vengeance
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Negative reviews
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2.5
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2.0
Directed by puka shell necklace B movie specialist John Stockwell (Blue Crush, Into The Blue) with his usual eye for sweat glistened hardbodies, Kickb ..
Av Club
2.5
Its about as authentic as an exercise in intentionally cheesy filmmaking can get nowadays: Moussi is a legitimately and joylessly bad actor; Bautista ..
Av Club
2.3
Bautista is the best thing to ever happen to this franchisehes equally menacing and thoughtful, so much more than just a figurehead of bottomless evil ..
Paste Magazine
2.3
More so than any other aspect of the film, that moment pays appropriate tribute to the uneven but undeniably lasting legacy of the original Kickboxer. ..
IGN
1.8
Others will probably assess it as a throwback that need not have been resuscitated.
One Guys Opinion
3.0
For larger action scenes, Stockwell resorts to that annoying stutter vision effect seen in Captain America: Civil War and the recent Fast and Furious ..
Village Voice
2.5
10 1 5 / 10 1989s Kickboxer isnt hallowed ground, but it does hold a place in the big screen development of star Jean Claude Van Damme, with the B mov ..
Blu Ray
2.0
Unfortunately, this being a Kickboxer movie, we have all the usual biff bam stuff, which stars the stuntman turned plank Alain
The Times
2.0
This isnt completely terrible, but if you want entertaining kickboxing thrills, watch the original.
Radio Times
3.0
No, Kickboxer: Vengeanceessentially a reboot of 1989s Kickboxer, the film that helped solidify Van Dammes reputation as an international action staris ..
Film Journal
3.0
The performers bring more physical heft than thespian clout, but genre nostalgists should appreciate the refreshingly uncomplicated manner in which St ..
The Guardian
2.0
John Stockholms direction is crisp, clean and energetic and the man delivers all kinds of great fight scenes.
Cinema Crazed
3.5
Inevitably, audience familiarity with their techniques means this wont make the splash that the original film did, but it is nevertheless a great deal ..
Eye For Film
1.0
As Sloane, Moussi seems slow and clumsy, though this is perhaps not helped by John Stockwells clunky direction.
Common Sense Media
1.9
The modern B action film often misjudges what its fans actually crave, even if they might not be cognizant of it themselves: poetry.
Slant Magazine
2.5
Sure, the new action workout Kickboxer: Vengeance a reboot of a foot fighting franchise from the 1980s and 90s follows a tiresome martial arts movie f ..
The New York Times
1.2
Theres unquestionably an audience here, but it even lacks the so bad its good quality found in those fun 80s guilty pleasures, leaving us bored to tea ..
The Film Stage
3.5
The 1989 original was hardly a cinematic masterpiece, but it had it charm as a martial arts slugfest.
Lyles Movie Files
1.0
The quasi remake Kickboxer: Vengeance tries its best to do the same, but without a Van Damme level star at the center, the results are pretty bloodles ..
Los Angeles Times
2.8
Its a Kickboxer film starring Jean Claude Van Damme, and yes, its still 2016 Dave Bautista, left, Jean Claude Van Damme star in the action movie Kickb ..
Detroit News
3.5
But the packaging is deft enough to at least partially camouflage that simplicity, with director and screenplay thankfully leaving little room for the ..
Variety
2.5
What should impress in a film with this title are the fight scenes but disappointingly they all feel a little bland.
Star Burst Magazine
2.5
Director John Stockwell shoots and edits the film like a cheap B movie, although the exotic locations look terrific.
Contact Music
4.5
The film celebrates the cliches of action movies, and doesnt look down on them.
Film
3.5
And thats not me being an old fogey, its just the rock hard truth.
Punch Drunk Critics
3.8
So, lets skip the kung fooey actors, all graduates of the Chuck Norris Drama School for Emoting Back Kicks.Lets ignore the blue air mattress we clearl ..
Daily Herald
2.0
Long story short: Even in its best moments, theres nothing flashy, nothing memorable and certainly nothing smart about Kickboxer: Vengeance.
No La
3.5
Moussi does a fine job filling Van Dammes shoes as Kurt Sloane; the producers needed someone not only likable and charming, but who appeared believabl ..
Under The Radar Mag
2.0
If only the wooden performances in the film packed the same power.
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