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Film Review - The Gardener

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In 2021, Jean-Claude Van Damme returned to the spotlight in “The Last Mercenary.” The picture offered a brighter side to the action star, allowing him to get a little silly in the French production, creating one of his best performances in years. While not a sequel, “The Gardener” is meant to sustain such goodwill, putting Van Damme back in a comedy from returning director David Charhon, who hopes to score again with a mix of violence and goofiness. Lightning doesn’t strike twice for the production team, which visibly struggles to handle the tone of the effort, periodically unsure just how serious to get with the screenplay as it dips into heavy emotion and dark aggression. “The Gardener” seems like a farce for the taking, but Charhon doesn’t lean into the comedic possibilities of the premise, and the small-scale endeavor just isn’t funny, fumbling gags while Van Damme rises up every now and then to take out bad guys. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com

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