adonis98-743-186503 Another classic Van Damme film i looked for it anywhere until i found it and i saw it and let me tell ya something this movie totally worth it. Cool Bad guy that destroys everyone until Van Damme gets on his way and things are start happening. Also Brian Thompson the dude that Stallone brutally killed back in 1986 Cobra and Schwarzenegger ripped his heart in the 1984 The Terminator is also in this one and he gets kicked in the face. The best thing tho about the film is that the drama works so fine especially with the ending it got me really well cause of Van Damme's performance on that scene and the little girl. If you haven't seen Lionheart please do it's a lot of fun.

wes-connors One night in Los Angeles, a drug deal goes bad. We see a man drenched in gasoline and given a warm reception. The man calls, "Lyon, Lyon!" and we move to North Africa where handsome muscle-man Jean-Claude Van Damme (as Lyon Gaultier) receives word that his brother is in trouble. An abused member of the French Foreign Legion, Mr. Van Damme leaves the group to help his family in Los Angeles. Van Damme kicks his way across continents and reaches his destination. To help his family, he fights for money. Since the fighting is not professional, a lot of shady people are involved. For some reason, Van Damme is best able to make money in this manner. The pay must be good. Van Damme wants to find out what happened before the film's credits, help his brother's family and avoid the bad guys from Los Angeles and the Foreign Legion...Van Damme partners up with foul-mouthed Harrison Page (as Joshua Eldridge) and sexy Deborah Rennard (as Cynthia). He shows his bare buttocks to Ms. Rennard and the camera. "Lionheart" becomes Van Damme's stage name. He and director Sheldon Lettich stage many bone-crunching scenes. Van Damme has a powerful kick. He remains muscular and handsome throughout. One of Van Damme's opponents thinks he looks good enough to… well, let's just say Van Damme slams his foot into an area of the man's anatomy which makes that impossible. In a later fight, Van Damme shows some mercy by saving an opponent from drowning. This particular fight scene occurs in an almost drained pool with Van Damme and his foe dressed amusingly in what looks like wrestler's garb. Sister-in-law Lisa Pelikan (as Helene) has a nicely decorated home.Lionheart (3/1/90) Sheldon Lettich ~ Jean-Claude Van Damme, Harrison Page, Deborah Rennard, Lisa Pelikan

breakdownthatfilm-blogspot-com With the successful releases of Bloodsport (1988) & Kickboxer (1989), Jean-Claude Van Damme was on his way to be a big martial arts star attraction. A year later Van Damme would return to one of his friends that helped him make it to stardom. That man is Sheldon Lettich, the screenwriter for Bloodsport (1988). Here Lettich is the screenwriter along with Van Damme and also directs the film in which Van Damme stars in. Does it all play out though, not exactly to what some may want or expect. For most Van Damme fans it will please, but for others it'll annoy beyond belief.Van Damme plays French Foreign Legion deserter named Lyon who takes it upon himself to travel to L.A. at whatever cost to help out his brother and sister-in-law who are in need of financial help. For him deserting the Foreign Legion, his captain sends out two spies to try and find him. I'm beginning to see a pattern where Van Damme plays a character that is so devoted to his family that he'll travel half way around the world to see them. He did that for Bloodsport (1988) & Kickboxer (1989). I hope he starts to play some other kinds of characters because this is starting to get too typical for him. Upon getting to L.A., he befriends a bum named Joshua (Harrison Page) who helps him earn a load of money by doing local fights for him.Through Joshua, he then meets Cynthia (Deborah Rennard), the head of some big coporation that sets up these fights. It is here that Lyon acquires his name Lionheart and where he must choose to fight for himself or his family. Now this is an OK plot if it were executed in the right way but that isn't accomplished here. There is not one shred of a background on any character until about some ways into the running time and that's agitating because what does the audience have to connect with? They won't have anyone to sympathize for because no one knows what they're going through except that someone was hurt.The character development is another flaw. It's not that its absent but more of badly placed timing. There are some characters that will all of a sudden change their mind within a split second and expect the audience to be OK with their decision. It doesn't work like that. The characters themselves are nothing to be fond of either. The only two likable individuals are Lyon and Joshua. That is it. The character of Joshua actually has the most character development, which helps make him likable for audiences. Van Damme also shows good emotion but it's hard to watch him and Joshua alone to expect entertainment. None of the other characters stand out or make themselves worth standing out. And some viewers will loathe the Cynthia character. She's mean spirited, two faced and poorly acted by Ms. Deborah Rennard. The choreographed fight scenes are nothing great either. In fact, with every fight, Van Damme's opponents and fight sets get stranger and stranger. For example, an arena made of cars? Why would anyone want to risk their car being damaged in the fight? Or an arena made from a dry pool? Can these people be any cheaper? And the music by John Scott isn't good either. Some of it so out of place it feels like it doesn't belong at all. A hard watch to enjoy.Van Damme and only one of his co-stars are the only things worth watching here. The rest of the cast is forgettable along with silly fight scenes, bad music and extremely schlocky writing.

namashi_1 Van Damme is a celebrated action-star, who's now very rightly so regarded as a legend. 'Lionheart' explores the potential Van Damme has, and I must say, this 1990 film is a must for Van Damme fans. 'Lionheart' stars Van Damme as a paratrooper legionnaire; when his brother is seriously injured he returns to Los Angeles to enter the underground fighting circuit to raise money for his brother's family.'Lionheart' works in parts. The Fight Sequences are Outstanding and all the credit goes to Van Damme. In terms of Writing, the film has some engaging moments that work on it's advantage. Sheldon Lettich's Direction, is plain ordinary. Van Damme is truly the best thing about 'Lionheart'. The actor performs well throughout, and is Outstanding when it comes to Action. He holds the film on his shoulders and does complete justice to his part. If you're a Van Damme fanatic, then 'Lionheart' is your best bet.