Directed by:
Rob MeltzerScreenplay:
Jeff KauffmannCinematography:
Eric HaaseComposer:
Karl PreusserCast:
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Adam Brody, Rob Huebel, Kristen Schaal, Megan Boone, Dennis Haysbert, Eric Edelstein, Bianca Brigitte Van Damme, Aaron Takahashi (more)Plots(1)
Chris (Adam Brody) is a workplace weakling who doesn't have the courage to stand up to the slick office bully, Phil (Rob Huebel), who steals all his ideas, and he has yet to muster the courage to ask out cute HR manager, Lisa (Megan Boone). Even Chris' only friend, Jared (Eric Edelstein), a sarcastic slacker IT guy who secretly monitors everyone's porn intake, slams Chris for being a sissy. But when a team-building "wilderness seminar" goes horribly wrong, and unhinged ex-marine coach Storm Rothchild (Jean-Claude Van Damme) gets mauled by a tiger, Chris and his co-workers find themselves stranded on a deserted tropical island with no rescue in sight - and someone's going to have to step up and take charge. (Paramount Pictures AU)
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I don’t really know how to rate this movie. I’m happy that Jean-Claude Van Damme finally had a different role than usual. It’s a welcome change when he’s with different actors and a different director. I also don’t think he was there as scarcely as other reviewers claim. But on the other hand, this movie was a bunch of hokum. Sure, I must admit that I had a laugh here and there, but overall, it was more of a hokum than a comedy. I’m still contemplating whether to give it two or three stars because Megan Boone was pretty hot.
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JCVD is simply a badass and comedies suit him quite well. He overacts, but honestly, I don't care. I love him here. The story is nonsense, a stupid variation of "Lord of the Flies," but it doesn't matter at all, sometimes it's funny. The characters are tolerable, even though the film itself is sometimes unbearable. Still, I give it an above-average rating because when it comes to JCVD, I can easily overlook any flaws.
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