Nowhere To Run (1993)
It is often forgotten, but there was a time when they tried to make our own Jean-Claude Van Damme more than an action star. The vehicle for this was 'Nowhere To Run', a surprisingly emotional affair with very little in the way of martial arts. Heck, Van Damme doesn't even speak all that much here. Sure, the story isn't anything special, but the attempt was very noble. Unfortunately audiences didn't quite know what to make of it and Van Damme-fans were disappointed at the lack of acrobatics, so this one pretty much flopped. It isn't half bad, though. Just a bit too generic and cookie cutter to truly shine. Van Damme plays Sam, a convict who is broken out of a transport by his partner who is then promptly shot dead. So now he's on the run and camps on the property of Clydie (Arquette), a feisty widow with two kids who is refusing to sell her land to some corporation that wants to develop everything into golf courses and resorts. Yes, you know the corporatio...
