 "Kickboxer" is very similar to "Bloodsport", but a bit better.
"Kickboxer" surprised me. I thought the acting was better than most Van Damme movies. It also had one of Van Damme’s best performances. Mark DiSalle and David Worth do an ok job with the direction. The plot is just a standard martial arts movie about tournaments and revenge. The action is okay. There’s actually not that much for martial arts fighting, but there are a few scenes where Van Damme gets to show off even more than "Bloodsport".
It may not have the amount of action that "Bloodsport" does, but "Kickboxer" has a little more quality, which puts it ahead. |