An immensely entertaining JCVD actioner. Top-notch direction. The entire sauna sequence is great. Van Damme is sexy as hell (he looks better when he hides his muscles under modern clothing) and is complemented by Natasha Henstridge in a role that's deserving of her statuesque good looks (unlike, say, Species). They simply look amazing together in matching leather coats. Story one might say is silly; I say it's romantic. Nothing about it feels stupid or cheap; it's serious, clean filmmaking.
p.s. There's fun to be had in hearing Stéphane Audran (as VD's mother) mucking up French with an Americanized accent.
