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Nowhere to Run

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Nowhere to Run (1993)

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Reviews Counted:18

Fresh:5

Rotten:13

Average Rating:4.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: A bus convoy of prisoners is in a highway accident, deliberately caused by the partner of one of the prisoners. The partner is shot fatally and the escaped convict ends up on the property of a... A bus convoy of prisoners is in a highway accident, deliberately caused by the partner of one of the prisoners. The partner is shot fatally and the escaped convict ends up on the property of a beautiful young widow who's being threatened into selling her land by a vicious wealthy developer. [More]

Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kieran Culkin, Joss Ackland, Rosanna Arquette

Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kieran Culkin, Joss Ackland, Rosanna Arquette, Ted Levine

Director: Robert Harmon

Director: Robert Harmon

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Oct 27, 1998

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DVD Features:

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  • Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer

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Van Damme hits a high-note for once

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03/31/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

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07/26/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

If you don't expect much (and the developer vs. land owner plot is ridiculous) you may be surprised at what's here.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Louis Black
Louis Black
Austin Chronicle

When Van Damme is doing what he does best -- narcissistically displaying his body and thumping the bad guys -- the film works reasonably well.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
01/26/06
Nick Funnell
Nick Funnell
Time Out

All in all, it is a pretty good action film and it could be a breakthrough for Van Damme.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
03/23/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

No review available.

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11/17/03
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

The best aspect of Nowhere to Run is some inventive camera work from director Robert Harmon. Too bad he didn't have a better script to work with.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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07/26/02
David Poland
David Poland
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07/23/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Except for a few short bursts here and there, and one extended scene during the climax, the film is mostly talk. And since Van Damme's range as a dramatic actor is marginal at best, this is a problem.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
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08/29/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

While it boasts better supporting actors and technical credits than other Van Damme projects, the film nonetheless founders, a victim of its own lugubrious pace and misguided efforts at turning the bulging Belgian into a romantic lead.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Richard Harrington
Richard Harrington
Washington Post

This is the kind of movie that is so witlessly generic that the plot and title disappear into a mist of other recycled plots and interchangeable titles.

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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08/01/03
Ryan Cracknell
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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
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eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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01/24/04
Spence D.
Spence D.
IGN Movies

A relentlessly corny and shamelessly derivative vehicle.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
11/02/08
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety

Several members of the Astor Plaza audience yesterday afternoon could not contain their merriment when, in the middle of the film, Mr. Van Damme's character identified himself as a lawyer.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
08/30/04
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
 
 
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