![]() The film mines a good amount of dry humor in overplaying his hairpieces longer than Van Damme ever had his hair to Tommy Wiseau lengths, all in good fun while slyly parodying some of the longer hairstyles he would occasionally adopt in the 90's. However, The Last Mercenary shows that Van Damme doesn't mind poking a little fun at the image he cultivated during his career rise. ![]() ![]() To be sure, Guile's carrot top in 1994's Street Fighter takes the honor of the worst hairstyle in a Van Damme movie by a longshot, and Van Damme rocked a not-too-bad mullet that same year in Timecop. Used as tools of blending in, the cascading locks Brumère dons very clearly aren't something to keep as a permanent look, but they're also an exaggerated spin on some of the mullet-style hairdos Van Damme adopted from time to time, particular the greasy mullet of Chance Boudreaux in 1993's Hard Target - itself another distinctly '90s look that worked in the context of the film, but hasn't aged too gracefully. One aspect of The Last Mercenary in particular that really pokes fun at Van Damme's '90s image as a martial arts movie star is the abundant use wigs by his character Richard Brumère. RELATED: Every Movie Where Jean-Claude Van Damme Has Played A Twin The Last Mercenary falls right into that as an action comedy, and in some ways almost plays like a parody of a '90s Van Damme movie that happens to star the genuine article. However, he still finds time to engage in a little comedy in movies like Welcome to the Jungle and his voice work as Master Croc in the Kung Fu Panda sequels. Van Damme's contemporary career has seen him evolve into more dramatic work and mentor roles, including in the rebooted Kickboxer movies.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |