“Double Impact” is another movie where the star plays dual roles; Elvis, Charlie Chaplin and Lindsay Lohan are now joined by Jean-Claude Van Damme (“Universal Soldier”). The issue with the film is that it’s all by the numbers but if you’re into Van Damme, you’re probably accustomed to his films’ average feel and you will enjoy this one too.

In “Double Impact”, Van Damme plays Chad and Alex, twins separated at birth, who must come together as grown-ups to get the bad guys that killed their parents. This movie made me think, it made me think ‘didn’t Jackie Chan do this in “Twin Dragons” and wasn’t that funnier with more interesting fight sequences?’ so if you want my advice, see “Twin Dragons” instead.

As many of you may be aware, I’m not exactly a fan of Van Damme as an actor; I appreciate his fighting skills but when it comes to lines he’s no Gene Wilder (“Young Frankenstein”) or Tom Hanks (“Forrest Gump”). He’s a greater kicker with big muscles and a non-American accent, he’d make a perfect villain in a more ambitious film but here he plays two dud heroes, one has slicked back hair and a cigar wedged in-between his lips while the other is capable of smiling a little more, that’s the difference. The villains are forgettable (I guess Bolo Yeung looks good as the henchman) and the character played by Geoffrey Lewis (“Maverick”) goes nowhere.

The shootouts and fistfights are reasonably enjoyable but they’re not creative enough to warrant any real praise. The whole film looks alright and the whole script is alright, nothing stands out here. I remember enjoying Van Damme’s film “Universal Soldier” because it had an interesting concept, some really fun action scenes, good humour and most importantly: good use of Van Damme; where has all that gone?