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The Quest Reviews

  • 1996
  • 1 hr 31 mins
  • Drama, Action & Adventure
  • PG13
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A petty criminal in 1920s New York City is enslaved by gun smugglers and sold to pirates who force him into the underworld of gambling and kickboxing. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Roger Moore, James Remar, Janet Gunn, Jack McGee, Louis Mandylor.

Apparently, earning pots of money as an international martial arts superstar just wasn't fulfilling enough for Jean-Claude Van Damme: He wanted to direct. The result is this simpleminded but lavishly appointed throwback to the early days of kickboxing flicks. After trifling with a Boys' Own adventure plot, assorted "exotic" locales and a few shreds of ersatz Eastern wisdom, Van Damme gets down to the real deal -- 40 minutes of wildly energetic, virtually ceaseless butt-kicking, featuring 16 different styles of martial arts. Anyone got a problem with that? Not us.