Sudden Death

Sudden Death imitates the Die Hard concept of a lone man trapped in a building together with a lot of terrorists and their hostages. The film, however, is not set in a skyscraper but in an ice hockey stadium in Pittsburgh during the final between Chicago and Pittsburgh, where the mad terrorist and former CIA agent Joshua Foss threatens to blow the whole lot sky-high if he does not get his way. Foss has taken prominent guests, including the Vice President, prisoner, and he does not hesitate to shoot his hostages if the transfer of the demanded sum of money to his accounts is not quick enough.

Foss, however, has not reckoned with one man, Darren McCord, who is a fireman - and a jack of all trades, it turns out, for he can single-handedly dispose of hard-hitting villains, play hockey and defuse bombs. The only problem is that McCord has brought his children to the game, and before long little Emily is a "guest" of Foss.

Jean-Claude van Damme naturally pulls it off, but without Willis' charm and snappy one-liners, and not least his acting talent. And he still runs around with that hideous accent!

Sudden Death does, however, contain suspense and action in abundance, so there was no shortage of entertainment.