If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt, American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane, arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless fighter and Thai champion, Tong Po. Tong not only defeats Eric, he paralyzes him for life. Crazed with anger, Kurt vows revenge.
"An ancient sport becomes a deadly game."
Top Billed Cast
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Kurt Sloane
Dennis Alexio
Eric Sloane
Dennis Chan Kwok-San
Xian
Haskell V. Anderson III
Winston Taylor
Rochelle Ashana
Mylee
Michel Qissi
Tong Po
Steve Lee Ka-Ting
Freddy Li
Gam Biu
Tao Liu
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
J John ChardVerified TMDB Critic
2019-07-08
Just listen. With your mind, your heart, your whole being.
Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as Kurt Sloane, who after witnessing his brother getting crippled in a Muay Thai fight in Thailand, sets about learning the art himself so as to enact revenge on the sinister Tiger Tong Po who illegally put his brother in the wheel chair.
Ah look, I don't see any point in writing about the market that Van Damme movies sit in, I think everyone knows that there isn't going to be great acting in these movies, the plotting will be straight and simple and the resolution will be prescribed to get a whoop and...
K KayP97Verified TMDB Critic
2022-10-09
JCVD is not a good actor, but he is a fantastic martial artist, and he has shown that in a lot of movies. While there are moments here that demonstrated his skills, I can't help but feel a little disappointed. Some of the build-up I actually quite liked. Tong Po looked menacing and while the Winston Taylor character was a bit cheesy, he grew on me. I was not a fan of Eric Sloanes arrogance. I guess you need to have a bit of that when your champion, but he just did not feel real. Most of the film plays out more like a training montage before the big fight at the end. There were some fun trainin...
