The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Action star Jean Claude Van Damme plays a fashion designer who must join forces with a C.I.A. agent to combat terrorism. Knock Off is perhaps not one of Jean Claude Van Damme's best films from the 90's but it's definitely not one of his worst ones either. It's actually quite fun and pretty action packed to say the least plus Rob Schneider wasn't that bad and if you have patience and give it a fair chance? It might actually suprise you by how good it really is. Knock Off is a fun, watchable and action packed thriller, comedy that does the job done. (7/10)

They tried. They tried to make a an intelligent and original action-comedy. It is very apparent that they made a solid effort and most of it is passable. Problem is, most of it is amateurish. If it was directed by a college student for a film class, I'd give it an A+. But since the director has done many movies before this, I understand the rating on this site.Jean-Claude Van Damme plays Hong Kong fashion designer Marcus Ray who used to be a counter-fitter and is attempting to go straight by managing V-Six Jeans along with Tommy Hendricks (Schneider). Rob Schneider is hated and said to be unfunny, but he is what makes the movie successful in the comedy portion. He is also very serious as well as providing most comic relief. When their latest shipment of jeans prove to be phonies, they dig deep into Hong Kong's underworld and soon find out that micro-bombs are planted in soon-to-be shipments. They whole story with the mafia and the bombs is totally confusing and requires multiple watches. I liked that it had that. Throughout the course of the movie, every character switches roles and has a twist to them. I liked that too. Thing is, the characters switching roles and the complex plot do not mesh well together. But I like that they tried. The movie also provides some really cool camera tricks that, unfortunately, are just "there." Either way, I love the camera shots. They are legit.

Hong Kong director Tsui Hark (Once Upon A Time In China 1, II, III and V) first worked with Jean-Claude Van Damme on the incredibly daft Dennis Rodman vehicle Double Team, which was about as insane as action cinema gets. Knock Off sees the director and martial arts star once again teaming up to deliver a movie that simply has to be seen to be believed.Van Damme plays 'King of the Knock Offs' Marcus Ray, a shady businessman based in Hong Kong. When he and his partner Tommy (Rob Schneider) accept an order of counterfeit jeans to be shipped to the U.S., they become unwittingly involved in a plot by evil Russians to hold America to ransom, each pair of trousers containing a tiny micro-bomb that can be detonated by remote control.Knock Off rattles along at breakneck speed, the daft plot becoming more and more ridiculous with each and every scene, and with numerous characters switching sides throughout, the film can be a little hard to follow at times; thankfully, Tsui Hark compensates for his unnecessarily convoluted narrative by ensuring that the action is as exhilarating as possible, with brilliantly choreographed fight scenes and death defying stunts galore, including a wonderful rickshaw race through the streets of Kowloon and a breath-taking battle on board a freight ship where the massive metal containers prove to be just as dangerous as the enemy.Hark enhances his already bonkers action further with highly innovative visuals, the viewer presented with a dizzying array of impressive sweeping camera-work, inventive POV shots and creative camera angles that ensure maximum excitement. As far as the acting goes (as if that really matters), performances range from the good (Lela Rochon as sexy, sassy CIA agent Karen Lee), to the irritating (Rob Schneider doing his obnoxious comedic sidekick schtick), to the forgettable (Paul Sorvino phoning it in as CIA boss Harry Johanson), to the wooden (JCVD displaying his usual limited range).Sadly, Knock Off wasn't too well received at the box office, fans of the Muscles from Brussels obviously struggling with the film's crazy Asian style—a shame, because I would have loved to have seen Hark and Van Damme work together at least one more time.7.5 out of 10, rounded up to 8 for IMDb.

The movie is kind of like the self parody of a Hong Kong movie. Even the theme of the movie is the "Fake" merchandise going through HK. But there's nothing fake about the movie's quality. From the very opening sequence where Michael Wong goes after the smugglers, the movie has high quality action all the way to the very end.In between the hard core action, John Claude Van Damme's character puts in comical performance that's pretty funny, getting into all sorts of trouble while trying to make money on fake Nike shoes, and designer jeans. The charming insincerity seems to fit JC's character perfectly as the fake merchandise dealer / accidental good guy.While this movie is not made by any notable HK movie studio, it's easily one of the best movie to come out of Hong Kong. It's a great movie for Asian and action movie fans alike.