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Knock Off (1998)

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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

Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rob Schneider, Lela Rochon, Michael Wong, Carman Lee, Paul Sorvino

Director: Tsui Hark

Director: Tsui Hark
Composer: VaRouje
Screenwriter: Steven E. De Souza

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Dec 29, 1998

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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.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
07/28/09
Lisa Alspector
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
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The 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.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/27/09
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
Variety
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Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
10/18/08
Boxoffice Magazine

Suffice it to say that it plays exceptionally badly in English.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
06/18/08
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

For hardcore Van Damme and Sparks fans only.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

No review available.

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04/04/06
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

No review available.

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07/29/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

No review available.

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04/29/05
Michelle Alexandria
Michelle Alexandria
Eclipse Magazine

Jean-Claude Van Damme and Rob Schneider star. If you need more of a review than that, go ahead and give it a rental.

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04/03/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Only for Van Damme's die-hard fans

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12/17/04
Daniel Eagan
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International

No review available.

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11/05/04
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

The fact that hardly anything makes sense in the film didn't discourage Tsui Hark.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
05/13/04
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

No review available.

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07/13/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

The immediate reaction after seeing this movie aims to match it with a more appropriate title modeled from the direction and acting: Jack Off.

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07/11/03
Greg Muskewitz
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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03/05/03
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

Knock Off could not be much worse if it tried to be.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

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10/11/02
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Alternately the best and the worst action movie ever made, and it ends up being one big uneven mess.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

The plot is as incomprehensible as the dubbing, and many of the special effects are neither special nor effective.

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04/12/02
John Haslett Cuff
John Haslett Cuff
Globe and Mail
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It bears an authentic brand name.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
03/24/02
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix
 
 
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