Enemies Closer – Gefährlich nah (2013)

Enemies Closer – Gefährlich nah: Directed by Peter Hyams. With Tom Everett Scott, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Orlando Jones, Linzey Cocker. Deep within a forest on the U.S.-Canadian border, two sworn enemies must work together to escape a ruthless drug cartel hell-bent on retrieving a drug shipment which went missing there.

“Finally watched this. I enjoyed it. The highlight is easily JCu0026#39;s performance, which is one of his best in my opinion. His villain is so wacky and over the top…almost like he was channeling Klaus Kinski or something. Another plus the movie had going for it was the pacing. Once it gets going, it doesnu0026#39;t slow down at all. It almost goes by too fast since itu0026#39;s only 85 minutes. Something I was kind of surprised with was how much JC was actually in it. I mean, this felt like a Van Damme movie! Not just a minute of screen time here and there. He 100% felt like the lead to me. I didnu0026#39;t mind Tom Everett Scott at all. Yeah, his character was a bit of a pussy and he isnu0026#39;t the first actor you would think of for an action role but it was just nice seeing a familiar Hollywood face…and acting wise, I thought he was fine. I would take him as a co star any day of the week over a Randy Couture type. Same goes for Orlando Jones. Everyone else, with the exception of the old guy that lived in the cabin, is a typical generic JCVD direct-to-video co star.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eProduction wise, I really liked the night time shooting. It hid the tiny budget pretty damn well and it just looked cool in general, I thought. The movie did have a few flaws that were annoying. For starters, Kris Van Varenberg was completely miscast and unconvincing as usual and every time that Linzey Cocker opened her mouth I wanted to hang myself! Also, some of the doubling was overly visible in some shots which is always irritating.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, it may have been a bit of a let down considering that Peter Hyams gave us two of JCu0026#39;s best, but Enemies Closer is still WORLDS better than most other recent JCVD movies. Itu0026#39;s a fun little action flick and I could easily re-watch it. 3.25/5”