Throughout his blockbuster career, Van Damme has become one of the most recognizable and respected action heroes of all time, thanks in no small part to the fact that he brings his formidable real-life fighting skills to the big screen. (After all, the man has a black belt in karate, and he's competed in full-contact kickboxing competitions.) Fans of the actor would be hard-pressed to pick a favorite among his films because he's got so many cinematic wins under his belt, including "Kickboxer," "Bloodsport," "Timecop," "Universal Soldier," "Street Fighter," and "Hard Target," just to name a few.
And in "The Last Mercenary," Van Damme gets a chance to remind audiences exactly why he's still such a top-tier talent of the genre. At first, his character uses some very creative evasion skills to keep his unusual team out of harm's way — and to make good on his nickname, of course. But despite some ingenious efforts to pull off an undercover operation, he eventually finds himself face-to-face with danger once the stakes are raised to all new heights. Even though Brumère is outnumbered and unequipped with the kind of weaponry that might easily win him a fight, he's still an absolute force to be reckoned with, and he makes his opponents pay for even trying to test him.
