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This is one of many movies that was originally a fantastic script, but the excellence was sacrificed for "hopeful" buys by allowing Dennis Rodman more screen time.

Van Damme mentioned in an interview how the original script was amazing and how Yaz (Rodman) was originally just a one time appearance character. But after a number if re-writes, the script had changed from a dark action flick into a more cartoon like action flick and this is clearly seen in the movie.

Mickey Rourke and Van Damme set the pace for a very thrilling film in the first 30 minutes until Dennis Rodman rears his ugly head and destroys the movie. Rodman's character is very over the top and comes complete with more corny lines than all of Rocky Balboa's jokes combined and on top of that brings so many unrealistic scenes to the movie including with where a coke machine holds back a giant explosion!? The movie had SO much potential and if you see this movie without the stupidness and corny lines of Rodman and keep the movie on the track it began, you can see it would have been an action classic.

Overall the finished product is an average action flick, but could have been so much more.