Double Impact
Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex, Chad rejoins him and convinces him that his rival in Hong Kong is also the man who killed their parents. Alex is suspicious of Chad, especially when it comes to his girlfriend.
Critics Sentiment
The Triad hit squad kills Paul and Katherine Wagner in the shootout
Alex becomes paranoid and imagines Chad and Danielle having sex
The film drops significantly from the high-energy beach assault (7.2) to Alex's paranoid jealousy subplot (4.8), representing the biggest sentiment swing of 2.4 points.
Double Impact starts strong with an excellent opening massacre that reviewers praised, but suffers through a weaker middle section plagued by plot holes and forced drama. The film recovers in the final act with solid action sequences, though critics remained divided on the climactic fights and Van Damme's dual role gimmick.
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Jean-Claude Van Damme
Alex / Chad Wagner
Geoffrey Lewis
Frank Avery
Alonna Shaw
Danielle Wilde
Bolo Yeung
Moon
Cory Everson
Kara
Philip Chan Yan-Kin
Raymond Zhang
Alan Scarfe
Nigel Griffith
Andy Armstrong
Paul Wagner
Woo Fung
Chinese Nurse
Kamel Krifa
Mahjong Manager
Peter Malota
Body Guard With Spurs
Sarah-Jane Varley
Katherine Wagner
Eugene Choy
Mr. Chen
Jack Gilardi Jr.
Karate Student
David Lea
Karate Student
Donn Berdahl
Karate Instructor
Chan Sing
Dockworker
Julie Strain
Student
Galen Yuen
Smuggler
Alicia Stevenson
Baby Chad
Crew
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