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Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

It is hard to think that once Peter Hyams was considered to be a top ranked film director. In an era where films are shot in Toronto or Vancouver to pass themselves off as US cities. This film shot in the US/Canada border is actually shot in Bulgaria as it is even cheaper.Tom Everett Scott is a park ranger and ex soldier. Orlando Jones turns up in the wilderness lodge one night wanting revenge for the death of his brother who was in Scott's army unit.They are interrupted by French Canadian drug mercenaries led by the charismatic, eccentric and ruthless Xander (Jean-Claude Van Damme) who want to steal drugs from crashed plane in the sea.Scott and Jones have to put their differences behind them to take on the bad guys. However Xander is cunning and resourceful, Scott finds out that he cannot trust people that are close to him.The script and story is lame, Scott is bland. Orlando Jones was once a rising star, now doing direct to DVD pictures. Thankfully the film has a short running time, it at least zips along and there are some nifty action scenes.JCVD has fun playing the villain, he has some one liners but his hair and dye job is terrible and distracting.

This straight-to-DVD Jean-Claude Van Damme action flick is distinguished by a "name" director (Peter Hyams; '2010', and JCVD flicks 'Timecop' and 'Sudden Death') and somewhat recognizable B-list faces in Tom Everett Scott and Orlando Jones. I don't know that they make the film any better, but they certainly give it a sheen of credibility so often lacking in these affairs.But the real star here is Van Damme. Years of hard living has left the once matinée idol looking like a hobo with a gym membership, but he brings a quirky energy to his rare villain role.'Enemies Closer' is an efficient, moderately entertaining little action movie, and a good step or two above the usual straight to video trash flooding the bargain bin at your local Wal-Mart.

I am not joking here i am very serious about this i have seen many bad guys in movies so far i liked some of James Bond ones & mission impossible series & the most recent famous villain the joker from batman who blew everyone away in the dark knight 2008 the performance by heath ledger was amazing but this time its Jean Claude Van Damme the most beloved action hero of our times now playing negative roles these days the stuff he does here is pure psychotic and the climax is a solid proof that he surpassed every villain in history of cinema as far as cinematic bad guys are concerned i will not go into the detail of real versus comic book villains that is another debate this character Xander is evil in a simple way even if he gets killed he is sure that he will resurrect somehow i am just saying i saw this film and this is my view on it.Then Plot:a drug cartel arrives in the forest to extract valuable drugs that went missing in deep sea now before these events happen the forest ranger & an ex navy guy argue and start fighting with each other but Xander the crazy villain opens assault on them now how will these two escape the situation the answer is in this film.The Cast:all of the actors did there best but Jcvd rocks it he is so smooth in his dialogs & deep in the character it was lovely to seem him in a negative role but i have always liked him as a hero he does have a great comic timing when needed.The whole film is filled in a jungle and in night the theme is dark,it is high on suspense the director wanted to create a mood that fits everything and it was a success no doubt about it plus i would like to say something about the ending when Van Damme is in the boat trying to escape the hero sees an opportunity to flame the water because there was oil leaking already just when the boat is about to blow Jcvd transforms into the most crazy,insane,complete maniac & hilarious bad guy who loves death more then anything he laugh hard & says Gasoline! and then boom the boat blows up that is by far the funniest scene i have ever seen to be honest here no actor can do this not even Nicolas Cage or John Travolta.There is nothing much here except dark comedy,suspense,action & the epic performance by Jean Claude Van Damme so even if you are not a fan of the joker from batman or Jcvd you will still like it for what it is noting more my rating for Enemies Closer 2013 is 6/10.Recomended.

"Running Scared" director Peter Hyams' "Enemies Closer" qualifies as a good, fast-paced action thriller that dares to be different.Unfortunately, it doesn't succeed as much as it could, but this ranks as an above average actioneer for the Muscles from Brussels. "Expendables 2" action-star Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a murderous villain named Xander as if he were on LSD. He wears his hair feathered around his head and he has a memorable entrance. Honest, Jean Claude is the best asset of the film. He must have had a blast hamming it up as the bad guy and his performance is as much a stretch for him as "JVCD." He retrieves fifty pounds of heroin from a river after a plane crashed. He runs afoul of Henry, the Park Ranger (Tom Everett Scott) and another guy, Clay (Orlando Jones) who has come to kill the Park Ranger. Seems that Clay's deceased brother served under Henry's command in war and he didn't make it back. Naturally, Clay holds Henry responsible and Henry is pretty broken up about it himself. Henry had taken the job as a Park Ranger so he can put himself as far away from humanity as possible. If the prospect of watching Van Damme as a non-marital arts villain is offbeat for any film so is the prospect of Tom Everett Scott having been an elite military commando. Nevertheless, Scott appears solid, and he handles himself with acceptable finesse, particularly in his close-quarters, hand-to-hand combat scenes. Clocking in at about 85 minutes, "Enemies Closer" has a surprise or two, other than its unusual casting, and Hyams never lets the pace drag. The biggest complaint about "Enemies Closer" is its adherence to tradition. Wouldn't things have been cooler if Van Damme triumphed over the heroes and left with his heroin. Now, what'd that have been an intriguing movie: let the bad ass villain win. Tony Morales' orchestral soundtrack captures the rugged, tough guys must die feeling. Lensed in Burgaria, but you'd never notice it.