Rudy can’t fail
in 2001
Just snagged it, will report back - thanks for the heads up, I love JCVD, had no idea how this one slipped past me lol
edit: Charlton Heston narration was not expected, neither was the cocaine fueled editing room with quick cuts every 1.5 milliseconds (-1 point)… about 15 min in, will report back at the end…
edit: no titties in the strip club (-1 point)
edit: extreme shaky cam during driving scenes (-1 point)
edit: “This is bullshit!!” - “No Mr. Judy, this is Israel” (+1 point)
edit: Charlton Heston in a puka shell necklace (+1 point)
edit: Charlton Heston shot in the heart, L.A. Confidential style (+1 point)
edit: hasidic JCVD (+1)
edit: unexpected Brian Thompson (+1)
edit: roulette wheel of slo-mo usage, thanks again cocaine (-1)
edit: “Bon voyage!” (israeli predictable betrayal bad guy to JVCD) “Shalom!” (JVCD kills him) (+1)
edit: Let’s see all the movies stunts again!! (-1)
edit: Felt more like a National Treasure over an Indie film, starting from neutral (5/10) we end up at (6/10) not bad, if not heavily coated in schlock.
I guess it is the other way around as National Treasure came after this one. I can see similarities. JCVD is surprisingly good as swashbuckling hero.
Looks like in the US, it’s available at Tubi and Fawesome:
it is pretty good - very wacky action movie that mostly pulls off the Indiana Jones vibe and puts its own spin on it. It is also very stupid but the action is solid.


