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Sudden Death

1995

Peter Hyams

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, Raymond J. Barry, Dorian Harewood ...

4.5

5,677

Action Pittsburgh fire inspector Darren McCord (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is attending the game with his two children. He's quit fighting fires because of a tragedy a few years earlier involving a child he couldn't save. Also at the game is the vice-president of the United States (Raymond Barry), who is the target of a terrorist plot. The terrorist leader, an insane ex-CIA agent named Joshua Foss (Powers Boothe), has masterminded a scheme to hold ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"For action-adventure fans, 'Sudden Death' offers above-average pyrotechnics"	POS
United States	Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times	"'Sudden Death' is a treat for Jean-Claude Van Damme fans, a superior action thriller loaded with jaw-dropping stunts and special effects, and strong in production values"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"It's about the manipulation of action and special-effects sequences to create a thriller effect, and at that it's pretty good (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Simon Rose Radio Times	"This is one of Jean-Claude Van Damme's best thrillers (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Derek Elley Variety	"A whipcord-taut actioner that’s bigger and better than its main star (...) [It] scores low on originality but high on sheer oomph"	POS
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"Tripe, but hard not to enjoy (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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