AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

LouHomey From my favorite movies..

Lightdeossk Captivating movie !

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

daworldismine when van damme makes a good movie, he makes a really good movie, when he makes a bad movie, he makes a really bad movie, luckily this is one of his better efforts, as he plays a border control agent, who wants revenge for the death of his daughter, who died after taking drugs. the action scenes are plenty full, and very well made and choreographed, the villains are good, and the acting actually pretty decent. van damme looks on great shape, expecialy compared to others like seagal and stallone, and he pulls his fight scenes off with ease, i didn't notice any doubles. the movie isn't a masterpiece by any means, but its a solid action thriller that delivers the goods, and van damme fans are bound to enjoy it. i recommend

Scarecrow-88 Former US Special Forces officers, who served in Afghanistan, are now drug-smuggling mercenaries, stationed in Mexico using illegals to push heroine across the boarder into New Mexico. Jean-Claude Van DAMME stars as a sombre New Orleans cop who moves to New Mexico to join the Boarder Patrol, motivated by the loss of his daughter(via drug overdose)to help stop the Meyers Cartel, and end their whole dirty operation, or die trying. Pretty much standard action fare with Van DAMME very solemn and stoic, haunted by his past, unable to sleep, almost never cracking a smile. He's often the butt of jokes because of a pet rabbit(his daughter's)he carries around. Natalie J Robb is Robideaux's(Van DAMME)boss, tough-talking Boarder Patrol Captain Ramona Garcia, stressed by the bureaucratic nonsense she often faces in the very dangerous job of stopping drugs and illegals from passing into New Mexico, establishing her seriousness in regards to keeping peace in her town, and not messing up while performing the duties as an officer. Gary McDonald is Robideaux's partner, Pawnell, actually on the payroll of the Meyers Cartel. Stephen Lord is Ben Meyers, the leader of the mercenary group, having sold his soul for the profits from drugs, in bed with other druglords. Daniel Perrone is Nestor, Meyers' second in command, equipped with martial arts skills, so you know he and Robideaux will eventually duel. Like a number of action flicks dealing with the hero up against terrorists or drug dealing baddies, there's the big chase, explosions, machine gun battles where opposing forces trade gunfire, and hand-to-hand combats.Along with the major chase sequence involving Meyers and his gang attempting to move into America dressed as priests inside a heavily armored bus, backtracking as police and Boarder Patrol follow in hot pursuit, the film's essential action set-piece occurs at the end as Robideaux and Garcia attempt to escape the Casa del Mar compound inside Las Palomos in Mexico, while upending Meyers' small army who plan to flee elsewhere due to their hidden lair being uncovered..as often is the case, instead of killing Robideaux and Garcia when he had the chance, Meyers spares them for later abuse, providing them with an opportunity to inflict future harm to his whole operation. I think Van DAMME had some well orchestrated fight scenes, including the obligatory prison contest where he must defeat a hand-picked criminal, and his work opposite Perrone towards the end. The plot is fatally ordinary, but director Isaac Florentine does especially well at showing bodies pummeled, flipping and flying in slow motion as they hit the ground. The movie has flair, but is desperately lacking in regards to it's uninspired story.

ManBehindTheMask63 Well...it's about time! Van Damme is back and kicking in this action thriller that's his best film in recent years. The plot isn't too inventive but the whole border patrol theme is interesting and the ex-marines as drug smugglers twist is cool. But what makes this movie awesome is the fact that Van Damme is back to doing martial arts again. His latest films have been more acting oriented, but in "The Shepard", JCVD is back to dropping the bad guys and looks to be in excellent shape. There are some impressive fight scenes and Van Damme shows he can still pull out the old famous 360-spinning heel kick. For being a low-budget action movie, it does have good sets and great stunts. Van Damme says some humorous lines and shows that he's improving as an actor. I'm glad he's back to dealing out some Van Damage...i've been let down by the lack of fighting in his recent films. Scott Adkins is great in his role and Van Damme and him have a 1 on 1 showdown at the end. Overall, it's one of Van Damme's better films and it will keep you entertained. A must rent for JCVD fans. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed for another martial arts epic like "Bloodsport" or "Kickboxer". Nok Su Kow!

vhs1999 Van damme has done some great films over the years and this one hits a big ten in my books. From the setting of Mexico to the five star fight scenes, this movie was amazing. The film is all about border patrol officers protecting there territory which is the border of Mexico. Ex navy seals are smuggling drugs out of Mexico into the united states of America (USA), Van damme and Scott Atkins give stunning performances as the cop and the villain. Although this film wasn't as good as until death but it still gave the action,acting and the film a five star look. I always look forward to these b grade action films and they keep getting better. keep them coming van damme.Watch this film if you enjoyed films like - Until death, The hard corps and second in command.