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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyEnemies Closer finds Hyams senior and his screenwriters, Eric and James Bromberg, channeling Lynch and Mark Frost’s TV series "Twin Peaks," mixing bizarro characterizations and woodland intrigue with wholesome national imagery.
- 70Village VoiceMichael NordineVillage VoiceMichael NordineEnemies Closer captures the feel of action flicks of yore -- unsurprising, given that some of them were directed by Hyams himself -- in a way that only limited-release and straight-to-video titles seem allowed to these days (aside from the latest Riddick, that is).
- 63RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzRogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzJean-Claude Van Damme, whose work as the villain in Enemies Closer is the only reason to see this film.
- 60VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasAn unremarkable but entirely serviceable action quickie.
- 60The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerWith a manic performance by Jean-Claude Van Damme and an improbable but intriguing plot variation, Enemies Closer is an improvement over most hunt-or-be-hunted fare. A small improvement, but still.
- 50The DissolveMatt SingerThe DissolveMatt SingerToo bad no one else in Enemies Closer can match Van Damme’s oddball charisma.
- 30Los Angeles TimesAnnlee EllingsonLos Angeles TimesAnnlee EllingsonEnemies Closer suffers from wincingly bad dialogue delivered as if by jocks in a high-school play and action choreographed as if for a gymnasium stage.
- 12Slant MagazineEd GonzalezSlant MagazineEd GonzalezJCVD may not say it best, but he does say it aptly, when his manically cartoonish baddie caps one murder with the assertion that "shit happens."