Kickboxer: Vengeance
Kurt Sloane (Alain Moussi) has always been there for his brother, Eric (Darren Shahlavi), who's known in the martial arts world as a modern-day warrior. When Eric dies fighting the Muay Thai champion Tong Po, Kurt is out for vengeance.
16 April 1982, Dallas County, Texas, USA
28 July 1982, Salinas, California, USA
14 February 1968, Indiana, USA
1 February 1983, Thailand
December 02, 2016
Simply framed and refreshingly free of gimmicks, John Stockwell's film never gets distracted from the action - and there's plenty of that to enjoy.
November 07, 2016
The student becomes the teacher, and it works.
September 01, 2016
While Moussi has ample skills as a fighter - and is plenty handsome to boot - he lacks Van Damme's charisma.
October 07, 2016
There isn't anything offensively wrong with Kickboxer: Vengeance, there's just not enough right for it to be more than a Friday night fix upon returning from the pub with a takeaway.
August 31, 2016
This reboot smartly doesn't try to escalate the material to bigger and better status, keeping things small and scrappy and relying on the fighters to be the best special effects.
September 01, 2016
Alas, the film's testosterone cocktail curdles at the end of Kurt and Tong Po's bloody climactic bout.
August 22, 2016
"Vengeance" is well-crafted good fun - and good proof that you don't need more than two hours or $100 million to give ticket buyers their money's worth in popcorn thrills.
September 01, 2016
None of it ... comes within spitting distance of the original's highs, like its dance sequence, so awkwardly staged and poorly directed that it actually becomes charming.
November 08, 2016
Even in its best moments, there's nothing flashy, nothing memorable and certainly nothing smart about this purely B-movie remake.
September 30, 2016
This isn't completely terrible, but if you want entertaining kickboxing thrills, watch the original.
September 02, 2016
"Kickboxer: Vengeance" isn't going to raise anyone's SAT score, but it's passable in the realms of kickboxing cinema and will hold your attention during late-night cable viewing.
October 10, 2016
Finally, 27 years after unleashing Jean-Claude Van Damme on the world, Kickboxer, the martial arts franchise that refuses to die, is boldly rebooted with the supremely silly Kickboxer: Vengeance.
