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  • 2015
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  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2015
  • R
  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 44 m

Summary In China to donate his kidney to his dying niece, former black-ops agent Deacon (Jean-Claude Van Damme) awakes the day before the operation to find he is the latest victim of organ theft. Stitched up and pissed-off, Deacon descends from his opulent hotel in search of his stolen kidney and carves a blood-soaked path through the darkest co...

Directed By: Ernie Barbarash

Written By: Joshua Todd James

  • 2015
  • R
  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2015
  • R
  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 44 m

Pound of Flesh

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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User Score Mixed or Average Based on 17 User Ratings
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Summary In China to donate his kidney to his dying niece, former black-ops agent Deacon (Jean-Claude Van Damme) awakes the day before the operation to find he is the latest victim of organ theft. Stitched up and pissed-off, Deacon descends from his opulent hotel in search of his stolen kidney and carves a blood-soaked path through the darkest co...

Directed By: Ernie Barbarash

Written By: Joshua Todd James

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60
May 14, 2015
Pound of Flesh should reasonably satisfy his core fans, even if they're more likely to watch it on VOD than in theaters.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
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May 14, 2015
The action hit being evoked here is "Crank."
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May 12, 2015
A solid if occasionally silly B-picture of the sort that JCVD used to make, before “JCVD” suggested there might be more to him than mere “Muscles from Brussels.”
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
30
May 13, 2015
Barbarash doesn’t do much to compensate for the misshapen script, either. Fumbling camerawork and incoherent editing rob the film’s generous fight sequences of their oomph, and amateurish green screen hobbles a car-chase sequence.
By Charles Bramesco FULL REVIEW
25
May 16, 2015
[A] third-rate, run-of-the-mill actioner, which, for some reason, was edited to look like an episode of “CSI.”
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Production Company ACE Film Company, ACE Studios, Daro Film Distribution, Odyssey Media
Release Date May 15, 2015
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating R
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