I am proud to say that I've never looked forward to a movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, but JCVD, that's all changing. Because this movie -- in which Van Damme plays himself, flaws and all - could be the most brilliant and original idea for a film since Being John Malkovich put Malkovich in a portal into himself. The concept: The film star ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time when a hold-up takes place. But the trailer makes it look like Van Damme himself is the one doing the holding up, asking for $6 million. It looks like he's broke, broken down, out of luck, and desperate, and he's willing to take drastic -- um, maybe "insane" would be more accurate -- measures to get out of the hole he's in. Heck, even Steven Seagal's apparently better off these days. That's just sad. Van Damme looks weathered and weary and sad here, and I have to ask: Can you win an Oscar for portraying yourself on film? If so, this guy's might just be in the bag. The Muscles from Brussels a possible Oscar contender? Seriously? I'm not even kidding. Okay, okay, I am actually kidding, but it's at least going to be better than anything else you've ever seen the guy do. That's something, isn't it? Not much, I know. But something.

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