Jean Claude Van Damme is one of the heroes of my youth. I admit that most of the movies he appeared are ridiculous trash but still this kind of movies st help me to relax after hard day at the office. I am so glad to see that muscles from Brussels is still appearing and now i want more to discover his newer movies. The Bouncer is one of the latest and it is filmed and set in his native Brussels and Belgium. Probably i decided to watch it because i was recently in Brussels and i was amazed by this city. The movie left me really positively suprised it is good crime thriller with touch of neo noir atmosphere and what is most important Jean Claude really developed his acting abillities. He put really 100 % of himself in the role of bouncer Lucas and the story is really touching, realistic and dark, real European movie with nothing of the spectacle from Hollywood. Supporting cast is also fantastic, my favorite was definetely Sam Louwyck in a role of Flemish crime boss Jan Dekkers. I really recommend this movie to all lovers of European cinema, Jean Claude Van Damme and good crime movies, also i recently watched his newest movie We Die Young, it is okay but The Bouncer is maybe one of the best in his career

The Bouncer is an extremely grim & gloomy dark tale of a single father who works nights at sleazy clubs as a bouncer but can't wait to get home to see his daughter.

This is a very dark story, realism is splashed all over this Drama/Thriller & van damme gives probably his greatest performance of his career!!!

I like most grew up watching his 80's & 90's action films & have always been a huge fan of his as i am of Schwarzenegger & Stallone, so IT'S really nice to see van damme in a way long overdue dramatic role with serious acting even though it's another straight-to-dvd B-movie it's made with depth & character.

Van damme play's Lucas as a very lost & damaged man who only lives for his daughter.

The music is sometimes sad & dreary, it suits the gritty & grim tone perfectly as does the cinematography that captures the depressing surroundings.

A fantastic performance from van damme & a good solid gritty & violent story, just the ending ruined it abit for me but this is way better than most direct to dvd films & a million times better than nearly all of steven seagal's dvd flicks.

As all my action heroe's have aged & I've gotten older too, i see now that Van Damme is the best actor of those old school action stars & find that Van Damme gives the best performances in his films even if their low-budget B-movies & i find Van Damme to be the most down-to-earth of those guys & has become my favourite action star.

If you like Van Damme, this is a nice flick for you. Like his fellow "warriors" Schwarzenegger and Stallone he shows that he can actually do more than just fist- and gunfights. Well aged, so to say.

Lukas is no new Bloodsport or Lionheart and the story really provides nothing new but good acting and a good production make Lukas very entertaining with a good shot of nostalgia - recommended, if you like to watch a new Van Damme.