Though the jokey lines seem out of place, the somber tone of this 1998 action movie makes the political subtext more sincere and less grandiose than usual.
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07/28/09
Knock Off (1998)
8
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:3
Rotten:34
Average Rating:2.9/10
Consensus: Muddled plot; stiff acting.
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Van Damme is a shady clothing manufacturer, the king of knock-offs, who understandably gets involved in a Russian Mafia plot. It's his ability to discern the real from the fake that will save him!
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rob Schneider, Lela Rochon, Michael Wong
Director: Tsui Hark
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Reviews for Knock Off
Top CriticThe last blast of the summer is an exuberantly cheesy action opus featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Rob Schneider as an improbable pair of gung-ho heroes.
03/27/09
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10/18/08
Suffice it to say that it plays exceptionally badly in English.
06/18/08
For hardcore Van Damme and Sparks fans only.
06/24/06
No review available.
04/04/06
No review available.
07/29/05
No review available.
04/29/05
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Rob Schneider star. If you need more of a review than that, go ahead and give it a rental.
04/03/05
Only for Van Damme's die-hard fans
12/17/04
No review available.
11/05/04
The fact that hardly anything makes sense in the film didn't discourage Tsui Hark.
05/13/04
No review available.
07/13/03
The immediate reaction after seeing this movie aims to match it with a more appropriate title modeled from the direction and acting: Jack Off.
07/11/03
Knock Off could not be much worse if it tried to be.
02/08/03
No review available.
10/11/02
Alternately the best and the worst action movie ever made, and it ends up being one big uneven mess.
09/10/02
The plot is as incomprehensible as the dubbing, and many of the special effects are neither special nor effective.
04/12/02
Top CriticIt bears an authentic brand name.
03/24/02
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