ThiefHott Too much of everything

Raetsonwe Redundant and unnecessary.

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

RoboRabbit89 When I first seen the trailer to this in 2014 I was like, this is great I want to see this and I was not disappointed.Let me start by saying that Van Damme is back. His performance was good as the main villain I've been a fan of his for years and seeing him be a sort of corky bad guy was really fun.Now as far as Universal Soldier, the two new ones, I hated. Those films to me ruined that franchise but more on that for another review.Van Damme is some type of drug trafficker who loses his dope and gathers some henchmen to find it, but runs into trouble as he faces off against a Park ranger. I don't want to get into spoilers here but it's cool.The action scenes were excellent and the twists were unexpected Orlando Jones who I remember from Mad TV is in this and with out spoiling anything he was great too.Overall I liked it very much, director Peter Hymns is a good director way better than his immature son John Hymns, thanks for ruining universal Soldier.

Andrew Gold Van Damme is one of the few big action stars today whose acting actually improves over time. Back in his Kickboxer days, he had some unintentionally hilarious line-readings, but he always had a boyish charm that helped keep his movies afloat even when there wasn't any action happening on the screen. Now, he's a perfectly capable, legitimate actor. His English has improved immensely which has a lot to do with it, but you can tell that he still has a genuine passion for acting (unlike guys like Bruce Willis who look bored whenever they're on camera). Enemies Closer sees Van Damme as a villain once again playing Xander, who looks like a French-Canadian Joker esque madman, and he milks the role for all it's worth. He's a joy to watch. Whether he's barking orders to his henchmen or whimsically taunting the protagonist, Van Damme is eccentric and arresting for every moment that he's on screen. When he's not on screen, the life is sucked right out of the movie.Everything else about this movie is bad. The protagonist is terrible, the dialogue is cringeworthy, every plot development feels forced and fabricated, even the lighting stood out to me as being exceptionally awful. You can barely see what the hell's going on half the time. The fight scenes, when they do happen, are entertaining enough. They're haphazardly edited though, which makes it hard to focus on anything for longer than half a second. And again, whenever Van Damme isn't on screen, the movie's momentum grinds to a dead stop. It's like watching a stage play and Van Damme is the hammy over-the-top lead gleefully dancing around the stage while everyone else is standing still in the background drearily reading off of cue cards. If you're a die-hard Van Damme fan, go ahead and fast-forward through every scene he's not in. You won't miss anything important and you'll save yourself a lot of cringing and facepalming. His entrance and exit scenes in the film are particularly memorable and he's given a couple of fun villainous monologues. It's hard to fully enjoy Enemies Closer as a B-movie because it's so sloppy and gloomy; it never knows what tone to go for. And it doesn't help that none of the actors share the same conviction as Van Damme. The movie is mercifully short though, so if you are in the mood to watch Van Damme play the Joker and don't mind sitting through some atrocious dialogue-driven scenes, Enemies Closer isn't the worst way to spend 85 minutes.

quitwhileyouareahead I was hesitant to watch this as Van Damme movies have not been watchable for years but with two of my favorite actors (Orlando Jones, Tom Everett Scott) in it, I had to give it a look. Jones and Everett were great playing likable adversaries turned allies. Working with a budget of a TV movie, Hyams does an excellent job. With some decent action, I was happy to see the fight scenes performed without all the dramatic back and forth of other Van Damme movies. Throw in some humor and a twist and you have a very entertaining watch. But the real surprise was Van Damme who, for once, seems to be enjoying himself and creates a memorable character that you wish somehow survives to fight another day. But he did go out with a bang.

LeonLouisRicci This is a Pretty Good Van Damme as the Short One is Aging Somewhat Gracefully and seems to be having Fun Playing Complete Psychotics of the Comic Book Variety. Taking a cue from the Joker, He Slays and Plays with a Teased Up Orange Hairdo and Jokes for the John.Here Director/Cinematographer Peter Hyams Clicks Away with One Fight Scene After Another in Various Locations for Variety and the Body Count is High and the Violence is Intense. But Buffering it all is the Whimsical Van Damme and a Tone of High Style and Over the Top Dialog.This is a DTV that Caught some by Surprise because it is Above Average for that Type of Thing and it Delivers the Goods like a B-Movie Should. The Supporting Cast is Along for the Ride but No One can Keep Up with Van Damme and for the most part are Interchangeable and Hardly Worth Remembering. But They do Show Up for the Shoot and there is Quite a bit of that along with some Bone Crushing Hand to Hand that is Impressive. Watch Out for the One in the Trees.