Kickboxer: Vengeance
RLJ Entertainment | Release Date: September 2, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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5
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3
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VarietyDennis HarveyAug 22, 2016
This revamp (which ignores several interim direct-to-video sequels Van Damme did not participate in) is a bit shorter, a tad more stylish, and utilizes the same clichés a little less ponderously. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskySep 1, 2016
Almost as schlocky as the original, but not nearly as fun. Read full review
50
Village VoiceLuke Y. ThompsonSep 1, 2016
This reboot smartly doesn't try to escalate the material to bigger and better status, keeping things small and scrappy and relying on the fighters to be the best special effects. Read full review
40
Total FilmJamie GrahamNov 2, 2016
The requisite training montage is half-decent, and the split-screen end credits replay Van Damme’s infamous dancing in the original, with Moussi mirroring his every bad move. Read full review
40
The New York TimesAndy WebsterSep 1, 2016
Sure, the new action workout Kickboxer: Vengeance — a reboot of a foot-fighting franchise from the 1980s and ’90s — follows a tiresome martial-arts movie formula. But amid the hoary conventions are agreeable inklings of an alternate sensibility. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineChuck BowenAug 29, 2016
It relies less on in-camera stunts than editing that renders vague gibberish of the altercations. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurraySep 1, 2016
While Moussi has ample skills as a fighter — and is plenty handsome to boot — he lacks Van Damme’s charisma. It turns out that just slapping the title “Kickboxer” onto a movie isn’t enough to revive a B-movie favorite. The actual kickboxer matters. Read full review
16
The Film StageTony HindsAug 25, 2016
Perhaps only of merit to the hardest of hardcore Van Damme completists, Kickboxer: Vengeance is a rehashed, lackadaisical outing in need of goofy silliness and campy flair. Read full review
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