Enemies Closer (2013)

To me, this movie is perfection.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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. Jean Claude Van Damme gives one of his most insane perfomances in 'Enemies Closer' and believe me i mean that in a good way. He is pretty crazy and that scene where he killed all those guards is easily the highlight of the movie. If you loved him as the bad guy in 'The Expendables 2'? You're going to love him even more in this film plus Peter Hyams knows how to do action. (A+)

Henry (Tom Everett Scott) is a park ranger on King's Island off the coast of Maine. He is being threatened by Clay (Orlando Jones) the brother of a man killed under Henry's command back in... Clay blames Henry and wants revenge/justice. Meanwhile Xander (Jean-Claude Van Damme) a cheese eating vegan drug dealer is looking for a shipment of heroin that was dropped in the bay near the shore of the island. Clay and Henry are forced to team together etc. etc.This was a very predictable, badly scripted, poor dialouge film. The title is from the expression, "you keep your friends close and enemies closer" or in this case there are no friends just one enemy closer than the other enemies. Van Damme has an early fight scene, but his close-ups after that include eating fruits and berries.Not even worth viewing. Better action films out there.Parental Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity.

Jean-Claude Van Damme, plays Xander a French-Canadian drug leader and landfill environmentalist. Supporting actor Orlando Jones (Clay) play his part well, as a mysterious lost hiker who found his way to the lake, while co-lead Tom Everett Scott (as Henry, the park ranger) is undoubtedly the weakest link in the film. The audience is clearly intended to root for his character, but his acting weighs the overall film, and the character is rather bland and isn't given much to do. Enemies Closer is a solid action film filled with decent amounts of action scenes such as one-note fight scenes, and gun shootout. The film works well since the film has a quick pace and doesn't stall or waste time compared to many action films we see today. It is only 85 minutes long (80 minutes minus the end credits) which is beneficial.

This is a Pretty Good Van Damme as the Short One is Aging Somewhat Gracefully and seems to be having Fun Playing Complete Psychotics of the Comic Book Variety. Taking a cue from the Joker, He Slays and Plays with a Teased Up Orange Hairdo and Jokes for the John.Here Director/Cinematographer Peter Hyams Clicks Away with One Fight Scene After Another in Various Locations for Variety and the Body Count is High and the Violence is Intense. But Buffering it all is the Whimsical Van Damme and a Tone of High Style and Over the Top Dialog.This is a DTV that Caught some by Surprise because it is Above Average for that Type of Thing and it Delivers the Goods like a B-Movie Should. The Supporting Cast is Along for the Ride but No One can Keep Up with Van Damme and for the most part are Interchangeable and Hardly Worth Remembering. But They do Show Up for the Shoot and there is Quite a bit of that along with some Bone Crushing Hand to Hand that is Impressive. Watch Out for the One in the Trees.