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Hard Target (1993)

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Reviews Counted:28

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Rotten:15

Average Rating:5.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: A young woman searching for her missing and homeless father in a seamy section of New Orleans is saved by a martial arts fighter, sometime merchant seaman, when a gang of thugs try to rob her. She... A young woman searching for her missing and homeless father in a seamy section of New Orleans is saved by a martial arts fighter, sometime merchant seaman, when a gang of thugs try to rob her. She hires the man to help track down the lost parent, and they both end up being the targets for a vicious gang of "human" hunters. Chance Boudreaux, a brawny merchant sailor who has come up on hard times saves doe-eyed Natasha Binder from a gang of thugs and she offers him a proposition; she'll pay him well if he'll help find her missing father in New Orleans. But her father may already have been killed by wealthy thrill-seeking businessmen who have made a sport of hunting forgotten, homeless, veterans, and if Chance and Natasha discover this deadly scheme, they just might, be the next victims. [More]

Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lance Henriksen, Yancy Butler, Wilford Brimley

Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lance Henriksen, Yancy Butler, Wilford Brimley

Director: John Woo

Director: John Woo

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Scott Weinberg
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Even when the acting is hammy, notably Wilford Brimley's turn as Chance's Cajun uncle, Woo stages every fight with hypnotic grace.

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05/12/01
Peter Travers
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The result is without question the best film Van Damme has ever made. But it's also quite possibly the weakest in Woo's filmography.

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01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Essentially, Hard Target is a risk-averse Van Damme vehicle, steered by many hands, and set on tracks leading directly to the delivery entrances of the country's video stores.

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Desson Thomson
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Its characters are poorly-developed, the plot is the pinnacle of absurdity, and the acting, at best, is well over-the-top. Nevertheless, on the most basic, visceral level, the film succeeds.

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Hard target my ass.

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James Brundage
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It's a nice change of pace to see a strong, competent woman in a John Woo film. If you've never heard of the man, this is your chance to see what all the buzz is about.

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Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Woo, a master of stylized violence and explosive action, has had to buy into America's fascination with explosive effects and reaction. Something gets lost in the transition.

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