- MrTrivet10 februari 2026Kickboxer: Retaliation came to me by accident, tagged in "the bay" as Novocaine, and though I wasn’t sure I wanted to watch it at first, the film reminded me of the golden age of brawling cinema. Unfortunately, while it walks familiar paths, the whole thing ends up feeling more like a parody of the genre than a genuine homage to the classics. Moussi has the body and face of a leading man, but when he speaks, all the charisma vanishes, leaving him looking like a secondary henchman - probably the film’s biggest handicap. Beyond that, Kickboxer seems torn between nostalgia for Van Damme’s era and a chaotic casting of celebrities, with the most absurd role going to Ronaldinho - as if the poor guy were really serving time for kicking a football and smiling. Overall, the film feels more like a far cry for the fascination with martial arts. Despite a few dynamic fight scenes and a decent final showdown, it lacks the cohesion and genuine energy of the bloodsport classics of the past, but I admit that watching it was a bit of a guilty pleasure.
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Kickboxer: Retaliation was released on 26 januari 2018.
Kickboxer: Retaliation was directed by Dimitri Logothetis.
Kickboxer: Retaliation has a runtime of 1 u, 50 m.
Kickboxer: Retaliation was produced by Dimitri Logothetis, Robert Hickman.
Een jaar na de gebeurtenissen van 'Kickboxer: Vengeance' heeft Kurt Sloan gezworen nooit meer terug te keren naar Thailand. Echter, wanneer hij zich voorbereidt voor een MMA titelgevecht, wordt hij verdoofd en belandt hij weer in Thailand, dit maal in de gevangenis.
The key characters in Kickboxer: Retaliation are Kurt Sloane (Alain Moussi), Thomas Moore (Christopher Lambert), Master Durand (Jean-Claude Van Damme).
Kickboxer: Retaliation is rated 16.
Kickboxer: Retaliation is an Action, Drama film.
Kickboxer: Retaliation has an audience rating of 8.4 out of 10.
Kickboxer: Retaliation had a budget of US$ 13 mln..
Kickboxer: Retaliation has made US$ 4.537 at the box office.