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Double Team
1997 93 min United States of America R 18+
★4.8
Action, Science Fiction
Director: Hark Tsui
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Description
A CIA agent is interned for failing to kill an international terrorist. Escaping from his island exile, he teams up with a flamboyant arms dealer and sets out to find the terrorist and rescue the agent's family. Together they're a two-man arsenal... with enough voltage to rock the free world.
Budget:
$30M
US Gross:
$11.44M
Worldwide:
$48.14M
Starring
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Actor
Dennis Rodman
Actor
Mickey Rourke
Actor
Awards
Razzie Awards 1998
— Worst Supporting Actor
Razzie Awards 1998
— Worst Screen Couple
Razzie Awards 1998
— Worst New Star
Key opinion
Double Team is widely regarded as a quintessential but formulaic 90s action film that favors high-octane spectacle over narrative logic. While the plot is frequently dismissed as thin or absurd, the film earns praise from genre fans for its stylish direction, kinetic choreography, and nostalgic appeal.
| Direction | Tsui Hark's direction elevates the film through visually striking set-pieces, expert choreography, and creative use of pyrotechnics. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is consistently criticized for being generic, thin, and riddled with logical absurdities. | |
| Acting | Opinions on the acting are deeply polarized: some viewers appreciate the charisma and physical commitment of the leads, while others find the performances cartoonish or underwhelming. | |
| Pacing | The pacing is viewed through different lenses: fans of 90s action enjoy the relentless, high-speed momentum, whereas others find the film incoherent and disjointed in its later acts. | |
| Ending | The climax, involving a stadium explosion and a tiger, is frequently cited as a memorable, albeit farcical, highlight of the film. |