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03/26/09
Sudden Death (1995)
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Reviews Counted: 32
Fresh: 17
Rotten:15
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: In this action-packed thriller, a ruthless gang of criminals holds the Vice-President of the United States hostage at a Stanley Cup finals ice hockey game in Pittsburgh's Civic Arena. The demented... [More]
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, Raymond J. Barry, Dorian Harewood
Director: Peter Hyams
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Reviews for Sudden Death
Top CriticGood clean fun, with just the right ratio of explosions to dialogue.
11/02/08
Van Damme is at his butt-kicking best, with Sudden Death offering all the thrills, spills and stuff blowing up that action fans relish.
11/02/08
Reuniting Hyams and Van Damme, director and star of Timecop, this spectacular nail-biter exploits their combined, if limited, abilities to the full.
02/09/06
The best of the many Die Hard rip-offs made during the 1990s. Sudden Death is a thrilling rollercoaster ride of hard-edged action.
11/12/05
No review available.
08/09/05
Wooden-as-ever Van Damme is no Bruce Willis, unfunny main bad guy Powers Boothe is no Alan Rickman, and uninspired director Peter Hyams is no John McTiernan.
12/05/04
No review available.
01/24/04
Gets a lot of mileage out of the well-worn trapped-in-a-blank-full-of-hostages action genre.
07/31/03
Offers above-average pyrotechnics, a body count that steadily mounts, and plenty of hand-to-hand combat.
05/20/03
Top CriticA mildly satisfying high-energy romp complete with outstanding professional hockey footage and intense physical confrontations.
05/14/03
I'm surprised not only that there wasn't a lawsuit over the film, but also by how watchable the film is (though it truly is bad, it's fun at least).
04/20/03
Works as entertaining mix of good action and unintended comedy, but the viewers won't enjoy it today as much as they did in 1995.
04/03/03
Although this is an uninspired re-working of the Die Hard formula, it is probably O.K. as mindless holiday entertainment.
03/27/03
No review available.
11/08/02
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08/16/02
No review available.
07/25/02
Sudden Death is one of the best action thrillers of 1995. It's also the film Jean-Claude Van Damme has been building up to for 10 years.
06/18/02
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