Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michael Rooker, Catherine Dent

Director: Ringo Lam

Summary: An obsessed police officer enlists the help of a secret government agency to track down a serial killer. The agency manages to create a clone of the killer which they hope will lead them to him...

Belgium's most successful export, brooding action hero Jean-Claude Van Damme, stars in two opposing roles in this sci-fi action film. When a ruthless serial killer nicknamed "the Torch" (Van Damme) proves virtually unstoppable, a cunning detective (played by Michael Rooker) thinks up a controversial plan in order to catch him. Using the Torch's DNA samples, scientists construct a killer clone programmed to obey the FBI's orders. His mission--to catch his human counterpart.

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Jean-Claude Van Damme plays two roles in Replicant, a surprisingly good action thriller that also stars Michael Rooker as Jake Riley, a cop who's been tracking a serial killer called "The Torch" (Van Damme). Frustrated, Riley decides to retire--and the National Security Department makes him an offer: they've cloned "The Torch" as part of a programme to track down terrorists; they'll turn this replicant (Van Damme again, of course) over to Riley as a sort of test run for the programme. The idea is that the replicant will slowly recall the original person's memories and lead the cops to the original. It's ridiculous, but no more ridiculous than the setup for the highly successful Face/Off, and it works just as well as the engine for an effective action flick. What makes Replicantmore unusual is that the writers actually put some thought into the relationship between Riley and the replicant, which starts to mirror parent-child relationships in emotionally complex ways. Furthermore, while it's no surprise that Rooker gives a solid performance, it is surprising that Van Damme does just as good a job in both of his roles--he's perfectly creepy as the serial killer and genuinely affecting as the quickly developing replicant, projecting a mixture of innocence and turmoil. Replicantwas directed by Hong Kong director Ringo Lam, the man behind Full Contactand City on Fire. He was clearly working on a limited budget, but the movie looks good, moves with lean efficiency, and has some riveting action sequences and good quality effects--the scenes where Van Damme (inevitably!) fights himself are completely convincing. A satisfying movie.--Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Subtitles:	Bulgarian, Dutch, English, Hungarian, Polish
Year:	2001
Release Date:	January 7, 2002
Runtime:	96 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C D R 31646
Keywords:	Action, General, Wide, Screen, Adventure, Replicant
Genre:	Action/Adventure