Van Damme delivers a monotonic performance that is sufficient to cure the worst cases of insomnia imaginable -- and that, mes amis, is the good news.
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Legionnaire (1998)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:2
Rotten:5
Average Rating:4.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Van Damme is a playboy living in Paris in the 1920's. He falls in love with the mistress of a mob boss, and when the boss finds out, joins the French Foreign Legion to hide out. Years later, after... [More]
Reviews for Legionnaire
1 - 7 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticA fun, great-looking, old-fashoned adventure film in the tradition of Beau Geste. One of Van Damme's best.
11/12/05
No review available.
09/27/05
So-so, granulated Foreign Legion adventure.
10/30/04
Could have been a great film, [but] suffers the fate of its protagonists -- honourable failure.
06/15/04
In its look and feel, the film resembles action adventures of the 40's and 50's, starring perhaps Gary Cooper.
05/20/03
Top CriticNo review available.
04/10/03
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