Wednesday, October 11, 2023

'The Order' (2001) - Sheldon Lettich. 

The brawny Belgian butt-kicker gets himself some of that old time religion in, Sheldon Lettich's enjoyably high-spirited action comedy gem 'The Order'. Trading successfully on, Van Damme's clownish charisma and prodigious athleticism, this jocular, exciting adventure finds roguish cat burglar, Rudy (JCVD) drawn dangerously into a thrilling middle eastern mystery wherein an obscure religious cult, duplicitously headed by the maniacally messianic, Cyrus (Brian Thompson), who evilly plans a despicable act of theological terror that would initiate cataclysmic reprisals!

Strikingly set in picturesque, sun-baked Israel, enlivened with a number of dazzling set-pieces, it's a consistently fun ride watching a clearly energized, JCVD boisterously get his, Jackie Chan/Indiana Jones on! His rapscallion, Rudy, heroically high-kicks his wacky way across vertiginous rooftops, and tears through the bustling backstreets of Jerusalem until the explosive climax within the ancient storied caves below this holiest of cities. Alongside the engagingly upbeat tone, Pino Donaggio's fine score, and blazingly kinetic action, 'The Order' has a terrific cast, including a lovely extended cameo by, Charlton Heston, which increases the amicable Saturday matinée appeal of, Sheldon Lettich's zesty theological actioner.

 








 


 
  
 

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