The Last Mercenary

Name: The Last Mercenary
Genre: Action, Comedy
Released: July 30, 2021
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 48
Cast: Alban Ivanov, Assa Sylla, Eric Judor, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mike Gassaway

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): July 30, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Alban Ivanov, Assa Sylla, Eric Judor, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mike Gassaway, Miou-Miou, Nassim Si Ahmed, Ouidad Elma, Patrick Timsit, Valérie Kaprisky

Summary: A mysterious former secret service agent (Jean-Claude Van Damme) must urgently return to France when his estranged son is falsely accused of arms and drug trafficking by the government, following a blunder by an overzealous bureaucrat and a mafia operation.

Director: David Charhon

Genre(s): Action, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 110 min

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Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jul 30, 2021

Van Damme is in on the joke, and never for a second lets us see that he’s in on it. That’s what’s the most fun about The Last Mercenary. Read full review

Sarah Bea Milner

Jul 30, 2021

The Last Mercenary is Van Damme at his best: his comedic timing is precise (likely because he's acting in his native tongue), and the movie's action set pieces are deeply satisfying. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

Jul 30, 2021

It’s nice to see that the Muscles from Brussels is not only self-aware, but also sharp enough whenever he has to take a baby step or two beyond his own shadow. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Jul 30, 2021

The fight scenes have wit and Van Damme delivers his lines with just the right amount of weary good humor. Read full review

Matt Fowler

Aug 18, 2021

The Last Mercenary has bounding energy and a fun take on star Jean-Claude Van Damme's past exploits as an action star, but the humor is way more miss than hit and the actual nuts-and-bolts spy plot is a trudge. Read full review

Charles Bramesco

Jul 30, 2021

The quality of the fight sequences, the main criterion by which we judge a Van Damme picture, tops out at competency; only a showdown incorporating a whipped wet towel recalls the inventive creativity of his strongest work. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Jul 30, 2021

After about 15 minutes of The Last Mercenary, though, even if you can't do splits like Van Damme the temptation is to split -- and to paraphrase "Scarface," say goodbye to him and his little friends. Read full review

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mrc_brn

Aug 7, 2021

Lighthearted action comedy which reminded me of the slapstick style of Louis de Funēs movies. JC van Damme was a pleasant surprise in his willingness to make fun of himself. But the whole cast was quite good. I found myself smiling throughout, even if the silliness sometimes is taken too farLighthearted action comedy which reminded me of the slapstick style of Louis de Funēs movies. JC van Damme was a pleasant surprise in his willingness to make fun of himself. But the whole cast was quite good. I found myself smiling throughout, even if the silliness sometimes is taken too far or goes on to long. All in all a pleasant surprise.… Expand

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alejandro970

Oct 24, 2021

Does JCVD have a limited rank as an actor? Nobody doubts that. Here what was wanted was to do a mixture of action, comedy and adventures of spies; the result never comes together, especially for the first 45 minutes and because it is never explained what relationship the prologue sequenceDoes JCVD have a limited rank as an actor? Nobody doubts that. Here what was wanted was to do a mixture of action, comedy and adventures of spies; the result never comes together, especially for the first 45 minutes and because it is never explained what relationship the prologue sequence has with the plot. Too bad, everything to serve is over.… Expand

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Faxthtax

Jul 31, 2021

A very close to B-grade movie. I expected a more high value production but was surprised it was even French.
Very flat writing on the humour sense. Did not find this that funny really. Casting could have been way better, but hey, this is french comedy.
Van Damme looks rough on his exterior.A very close to B-grade movie. I expected a more high value production but was surprised it was even French.
Very flat writing on the humour sense. Did not find this that funny really. Casting could have been way better, but hey, this is french comedy.
Van Damme looks rough on his exterior. You can see that he is 60, but he can still throw some great splits and kicks, despite the movie is not all that action packed with any grand explosive scenes.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Aug 4, 2021

The Last Mercenary is a bad film. At least in my opinion. And that opinion is based on my overall experience because I found nothing in it's offer I could call noteworthy.

Now having said that, for any Van Damme fan I doubt that matters. After all, this is dumb entertainment. The filmThe Last Mercenary is a bad film. At least in my opinion. And that opinion is based on my overall experience because I found nothing in it's offer I could call noteworthy.

Now having said that, for any Van Damme fan I doubt that matters. After all, this is dumb entertainment.
The film embraces it completely. It's a silly action story, but that's precisely what it wants to be.
I can only acknowledge its transparency in that regard.

But that's it. There's nothing else behind that.… Expand

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Siome

Aug 8, 2021

très mauvais film. Réalisation aux fraises, jeu d'acteur déplorable, scenario débile, scènes d'actions mal filmées. A part JCVD, rien ne vaut le coup dans cette comédie pas drôle.

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Pan_Krytyk

Aug 10, 2021

No,no,no and one more NO. Van Damme kicks, jumps and dances, but that's not the same as in Kickboxer. Don't waste time.

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