Knock Off

Name: Knock Off
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: September 4, 1998
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 37
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rob Schneider

1998

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Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) | Release Date: September 4, 1998 | R

Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rob Schneider

Summary: Jean-Claude Van Damme stars in an explosive thriller set in Hong Kong's shady manufacturing scene during the 1997 handover to China. (Sony)

Director: Hark Tsui

Genre(s): Action, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 91 min

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Kevin Thomas

It's fast, light and funny and not top-heavy with special effects and epic-scale destruction. Read full review

Lisa Alspector

Though the jokey lines seem out of place, the somber tone of this 1998 action movie makes the political subtext -- nearly obscured by the expected double crosses, extravagant destruction, and incongruous-buddies shtick -- more sincere and less grandiose than usual. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Working from a formulaic script by Steven E. De Souza, Hark employs a variety of visual stratagems to keep the action fast and flashy. Read full review

Russell Smith

In essence, the whole Knock Off experience can be summed up neatly in four words: loud, stupid, blurry, frenetic. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Hong Kong action pioneer Tsui Hark is in high form here, tricking out the bare-bones story with disorienting camera angles, trick photography and virtuoso action sequences. Read full review

Bob Graham

The ridiculous complications might have worked if there had been an awareness of how absurd they are. Read full review

James Berardinelli

It's amazing how boring an action movie can be when there's absolutely no point to all of the sound and fury. Read full review

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Rafaelholosbach

Apr 7, 2023

A crazy and fun movie directed by an absolute madman,its so good and i dont know why it gets such a bad rep its well made, funny, and the its got some breathtaking action scenes

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MikeyStephens

Mar 10, 2014

I seriously can not remember much about the film apart from there are lots of explosions and Rob Schneider's in there some were. (at least 150 characters)

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Steven1981

Mar 18, 2020

Knock Off is a film with Van Damme as the main star. Not seen this movie in ages but I can tell you it's as painful as standing in one spot like a statue and not moving your body at all for 48 hours. It's an ugly film with terrible scene after terrible scene and one of Van Damme's worst movies.

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JohnW.

Dec 15, 2005

SPOILER ALERT!!! I have only two words to say about this movie: Exploding Pants.

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