Double Impact1991
Double Impact (1991)
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Cast
as Alex/Chad
as Frank
as Nigel
as Danielle
as Zhang
as Kara
as Moon
as Katherine
as Chinese Nurse
as Baby Chad
as Baby Alex
as Paul Wagner
as Nun at Orphanage
as Student
as Mr. Chen
as 1st Karate Student
as 2nd Karate Student
as Karate Instructor
as Dockworker
as Mah Jong Manager
as Smuggler
as Crewman on Alex's Boat
as Dockworker
as Mr. Ngyuen
as 2nd Chinese Smuggler
as 3rd Chinese Smuggler
as Hong Kong Marine Police
as Hong Kong Marine Police
as 1st Triad Thug
as 2nd Triad Thug
as 3rd Triad Thug
as Gateman for Triad
as 2nd Gateman
as Card Playing Guard
as Big Thug Outside Lab
as Body Guard With Spurs
as Klimax Klub Gangster
as Klimax Klub Gangster
as Klimax Klub Gangster
as Klimax Klub Bouncer
as Klimax Klub Manager
as Klimax Klub Hostess
as Hostess with Frank
as Walkie Talkie Thug
as Thug Who Mauls Danielle
as Student
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Critic Reviews for Double Impact
All Critics (20) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (13) | DVD (1)
Lawrence of Arabia it ain't. But who cares? The fighting is great, the action nonstop and this guy has killer legs from hell that can drop a 500-pound ninja before he can say Bruce Lee.
I feel a twinge of nostalgia for the bargain-basement Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee pictures, which had fewer pretensions and projected a crazed intensity.
Some slickly commendable action sequences and a great final fight between Jean-Claude van Damme and Bolo Yeung. But this often feels like it's eight hours long. Don't let that deter you from one of the year's finest making-of documentaries, though.
The film is a brisk 110 minutes long. If you tabulate all of the awesomery that occurs during that runtime, Double Impact's excellence simply cannot be disproven.
Some decent hand-to-hand (or, rather, foot-to-foot) combat, too many dull shootouts, and dopey dialogue that sounds even dopier coming from Van Damme.
There are a lot of movies you can spend your money on - MVD's retro collector's edition of DOUBLE IMPACT is one of them.
Audience Reviews for Double Impact
Double Van Damme means double the fun and excitement. One of his best action films. Jean-Claude Van Damme brings on strong star power as the two main leads and hammers home some great action sequences. An exhilarating and adrenaline-pumping action-packed thrill-ride. It's smart, funny, thrilling and heart-pounding from start to finish. Loads of fist, kicks and explosive fire power. Action dose not get better or hotter than this.
Super Reviewer
Despite Martial Arts films and a few of JCVD's films being guilty pleasures of mine, this one is definitely not. The twin thing has been done many times previous to this and whlst most JCVD films have a similar kind of theme, revenge over somebody close etc, this one lacked in anything new Martial Arts-wise, a little too much show boating instead of skill.
Super Reviewer
Double Impact" was one of the first Van Damme movies I saw, and it was the one that made me a major fan of fighting movies in general. Jean-Claude Van Damme plays two roles in this action packed fighter. Two identical twins were separated when they were only a few months old after their parents were killed. Frank (Geoffrey Lewis) brings them together after 25 years of separation. The charismatic Chad (Van Damme) and the troubled Alex (Van Damme) collide at first, especially when Alex suspects that Chad might be trying to take something real valuable away from him. But they do have a couple of things in common other than their looks. They both have the same enemies, and they're both GREAT fighters. Yeah yeah, critics, non-fans, and even fans alike, all say that Jean-Claude Van Damme is a terrible actor. I don't know about everybody else, but I thought Van Damme did a good job portraying Alex (the evil twin) in this movie. But then again, when it comes to fighting movies, I don't care about great acting, I want to see some great fighting and action sequences, and "Double Impact" has tons of them! All in all, "Double Impact" might not feature the greatest effects, acting, or plot, but it does have some of the best fighting! If you like fighting movies at all, get "Double Impact." It's damme good!! NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2001. I always cite this and "Sudden Death" as my favorite Van Damme movies.
Super Reviewer
Double Impact Quotes
| Kara: | Now we can just forget this ever happened. Come on, now, turn around. That's a good girl. Yeah. And now... you can frisk me. |
| Chad/Alex: | Big surprise. HUGE surprise. |
| Chad/Alex: | Look like me? You, of all people, should know I would never in my life wear black-silk underwear! |