Nothing bad about Van Damme, he gets the job done. His one-liners in US:TR are about as funny as the swedish weather-charts in january though. The footage/cinematography, especially in the fightscenes, is _really really bad_. The moves, kicks, and punches are pretty well executed, but the guy who filmed it and his buddy the cutter should really consider sticking to drama. The fight scene with Michael Jay White and Van Damme was so bad I almost cried. It really put the fight scenes in 'Rush Hour' in a new perspective. On another note, the heroine 'Erin' played by Heidi Schanz was so annoying that I got sick of her after just a few 'bimbo-reporter' lines. The script fails completely in stirring up any emotion other than the urge to fast-forward. Which I did. Frequently.
Review of Universal Soldier: The Return
