Old school action legend Van Damme is a damn good actor but people don't give him enough credit because he's known for his fighting skills but the guy has excellent acting chops too. Van Damme is a childhood hero of mine & I've spent many nights watching his films on video back in the day, the 90's & i think he's a great actor when given the chance & here he has.
Dependable Veteran actor Michael Rooker (The 6th Day, Slither, Renegade Force, Cliffhanger, Guardians of the Galaxy, Liar) plays a tough Seattle Detective Jack Riley, a man who has been tracking a sadistic serial killer known as "Torch" (because he burns his victims dead bodies) a sinister performance by Van Damme & very well acted, he's creepy & deadly but Detective Riley is unable to get him so before retiring due to the stress of the case a secret security agency gives Riley one more chance at getting the evil Torch by giving Riley a newly created Clone of the killer, called a Replicant. This Clone is supposed to track down the real killer by a telepathic connection & at first Riley isn't happy about this but goes along with it to finally destroy the killer. Replicant is a damn good & well made serial killer thriller with a sci-fi twist & a dark moodiness. Veteran actor Rooker is damn good in his role as the harsh, no-bullsh#t Jack Riley, the tough Cop that Rooker is great at playing & delivers an intense, angry & deep performance. Van Damme is excellent in both his roles & both are so different. Van Damme plays the Replicant as a kind of Autistic or "Special" kind of guy with a constant look of confusion on his face & the opposite is of the killer Torch with his sadistic confidence & intelligence, really Van Damme is a great actor here. I liked the rainy Seattle setting & the moody look of the film & it's very well directed with lots of good action moments but also with alot of depth too. For a low-budget movie Replicant is excellent.
Another underrated film in Van Damme's big movie catalogue. Other underrated gems are: Maximum Risk, Double Team, Knock-Off, TimeCop, Pound of Flesh, Second in Command & well there's more!!! Been a Van Damme fan since little.
Dependable Veteran actor Michael Rooker (The 6th Day, Slither, Renegade Force, Cliffhanger, Guardians of the Galaxy, Liar) plays a tough Seattle Detective Jack Riley, a man who has been tracking a sadistic serial killer known as "Torch" (because he burns his victims dead bodies) a sinister performance by Van Damme & very well acted, he's creepy & deadly but Detective Riley is unable to get him so before retiring due to the stress of the case a secret security agency gives Riley one more chance at getting the evil Torch by giving Riley a newly created Clone of the killer, called a Replicant. This Clone is supposed to track down the real killer by a telepathic connection & at first Riley isn't happy about this but goes along with it to finally destroy the killer. Replicant is a damn good & well made serial killer thriller with a sci-fi twist & a dark moodiness. Veteran actor Rooker is damn good in his role as the harsh, no-bullsh#t Jack Riley, the tough Cop that Rooker is great at playing & delivers an intense, angry & deep performance. Van Damme is excellent in both his roles & both are so different. Van Damme plays the Replicant as a kind of Autistic or "Special" kind of guy with a constant look of confusion on his face & the opposite is of the killer Torch with his sadistic confidence & intelligence, really Van Damme is a great actor here. I liked the rainy Seattle setting & the moody look of the film & it's very well directed with lots of good action moments but also with alot of depth too. For a low-budget movie Replicant is excellent.
Another underrated film in Van Damme's big movie catalogue. Other underrated gems are: Maximum Risk, Double Team, Knock-Off, TimeCop, Pound of Flesh, Second in Command & well there's more!!! Been a Van Damme fan since little.