Jean-Claude Van Damme manages to surpass even the Italian neorealists; he wasn’t just born to portray himself, but also his twin—though here, he offers a twist by playing his clone instead. JCVD embodies Edward 'The Torch' Garrotte, a serial killer with a penchant for incinerating the bodies of his victims (the reasoning behind that surname and his failure to employ an actual garrote remains unclear), whom Detecti…

Jean-Claude Van Damme is back in a familiar situation—playing dual roles. Despite its less than stellar standing, the film manages to be entertaining, providing viewers with the kind of over-the-top action and strange scientific concepts that many expect from a Van Damme movie. The story involves Van Damme portraying an arsonist who constantly evades law enforcement. When scientists propose cloning him as a solution,…