In the slums of New York City during the 1920s, petty thief Chris Dubois finds himself on the run from the police, the then hides on an outbound freight ship leaving for Asia. Kidnapped by gun smugglers and then sold to pirate captain Lord Dobbs, Chris eventually ends up the property of Khao, a master Asian kickboxer.
20 January 1960, Oujda, Morocco
2 May 1985, Montréal, Québec, Canada
31 December 1953, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
2 November 1961, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
15 August 1940, Morocco
1965
1 May 1971
1964, Athens, Greece
18 October 1960, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium
12 August 1963, Tokyo, Japan
January 08, 2005
Van Damme calls his film 'the Ben-Hur of martial arts'; boy, is he deluded.
January 01, 2000
The endeavor looks less like a movie than some ESPN programmer's worst brainstorm.
January 01, 2000
The level of high-tension violence expected from a Van Damme film is blunted by poor direction, uninspired camera work, and a bland villain.
June 18, 2002
At its best in its first half, when Dubois has to find his way to the competition in the Lost City of Tibet.
January 01, 2000
Interesting only for being so totally familiar, even if you've never seen another film about a Ghan-Gheng martial-arts match in an ancient Lost City in Tibet.
January 01, 2000
In his first outing, it is unclear whether VanDamme can't manage the scope of this tale, or if he's just a bad director.
January 01, 2000
A speedy and rousing adventure, chock-full of exciting -- if unlikely -- events and swarming with colorful characters in colorful locations.
January 01, 2000
Unless bone-crunching violence is your bag, you can bag this one.
June 05, 2002
More a study in worldwide combat than a tribute to Van Damme's ascension as a director.
February 21, 2001
With the same grace and discipline that he displays in front of the camera, Jean-Claude Van Damme makes a socko directorial debut.
September 14, 2005
I rushed to finish this movie so I didn't get a late fee.
