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On the occasion of JCVD's birthday I want to honor his weird character actor performances. He's one of the few action stars who has gotten way better at acting over time, and as a result his roles have gotten more interesting. http://outlawvern.com/2010/01/25/us-regeneration/
In UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: REGENERATION he stripped the humor and humanity from his character Luc Deveraux. In DAY OF RECKONING he made him down right scary. http://outlawvern.com/2012/11/03/universal-soldier-day-of-reckoning/
In WE DIE YOUNG he plays a mute oxy addict who protects some kids from MS-13. He's better than the movie - it's kind of a DTV riff on SIN NOMBRE - but if you love him he makes it worth it. He's so good. http://outlawvern.com/2019/04/11/we-die-young/
THE BOUNCER, a.k.a. LUKAS, is another sad, mostly non-verbal performance in a serious-minded (if slightly dull) crime movie. http://outlawvern.com/2020/01/22/the-bouncer/
I'm a big fan of the KICKBOXER remake series. He doesn't play the same character as the original - he's now the eccentric mentor. One of his character quirks is that he doesn't like to take off his hat or sunglasses, even when fighting. http://outlawvern.com/2016/09/05/kickboxer-vengeance/
The sequel is even better, and now all the sudden he's blind and teaches him how to sense a punch coming. (This one's from the writer/director of the upcoming JIU JITSU. He wrote the first one but didn't direct.) http://outlawvern.com/2018/01/29/kickboxer-retaliation/
There are others I could include, but I mainly wrote this thread to make sure everyone knows Peter Hyams directed a solid DIE HARD-inspired movie with JCVD as a great weirdo villain. He has a Bozo haircut and Mountie disguise and talks to a strawberry. http://outlawvern.com/2016/08/24/enemies-closer/
