When it comes to "action" movies, you really need to master the art of disengaging your brain and shutting down all sense of logic and reason…and I feel like I've come close to doing that. Every once in awhile, though, a movie comes along that - as much as I want to like it - it **_really_** challenges that ability. _Hard Target_ was one such movie. Although I've never been a fan of his acting ability, like most guys back in the day, I was a fan of Jean Claude van Damme movies. I must have missed this one back then, though, because I don't recall ever seeing it…and watching it tonight was just...in some ways difficult, in other ways almost laughable. If I didn't know better, I would suspect this of being a satire of all the JCVD movies. The sad truth, however, is that it's NOT a satire; it's an action movie that you're expected to watch with jaw-dropping incredulity at how badass this dude really is. There was plenty of action from the get-go, and even a few van Damme martial arts moves thrown in for good measure, but overall, this was just way too ridiculous even for those who really **can** disengage their brain for an hour and a half. Good cast but a really tired storyline (same ol' _The Most Dangerous Game_ story; been there, done that...) that this movie does nothing different with. Sadly, though, Wilford Brimley (RIP) did a bang-up job as "Doc" in the 1982 remake of _The Thing_ but here he just flat-out sucked trying to be a cajun moonshiner down in the bayous of Lousiana. Painful to watch. While I was pleasantly surprised at the notable cast here, they failed to pull this one off. I couldn't really recommend this to anyone unless you're just willing to laugh it off. Granted, there's plenty of action but it's not enough to make this stinkpot tolerable.