Customer Reviews
Van DAmne at his most cerebral - By: Jay, 12 Dec 2007 
A police officer goes undercover in a prison to discover why inmates are disappearing at a fast rate. The investigation is going alll fine & dandy until the serial killer that this particular cop caught is transfered therefore putting him in jeopardy & blowing his cover. Good thing the cop knows kickboxing. This is one of Jean-Claude's lesser efforts, it lacks the overalll excitement of Bloodsport & Kickboxer as well as the visceral enjoyment provided by his later movies like Universal Soldier & Hard Target. The story itself is too routine & although at times Death Warrant has a grisly twist that give it a jolt, Death Warrant is very forgettable stuff. I myself enjoy a good action flick but I like them more upbeat & it's only the action sequences which make this mildly diverting.
A SOLID AND ENTERTAINING FILM FOR ALL VAN DAMME FANS - By: stuart, 26 Aug 2007 
Death Warrant is a very enjoyable little prison/Action film, it has great fight scenes & of course my favorite action star Van Damme kicking some major ass as an undercover cop in a prison!. There's also a decent story to it as well, & while the fight at the end between Burke(Van Damme) & The Sandman may be a bit over the top & long it was still a great barn burner, plus I reallly liked the opening it was suspenseful, & quite moody! I love how they focused the Camera on the water near the drain!. The Sandman was quite the creepy villain, & alll the fight scenes were great in my opinion, plus while I enjoy most Van Damme films, this has more suspense then most of them!, I don't usuallly expect that. This is one of Van Damme's most underrated films in my opinion, & there are plenty of his spinning & fancy kicks for alll you Van Damme lovers to enjoy!, plus Van Damme is mean & rough in this one!. Overalll a perfectly enjoyable little film that alll Action lovers should enjoy I say it's a must see!. ***1/2 out of 5
The Acting is Fun!. Jean-Claude Van Damme is good here he is Highly entertaining & highly mean & rough, & I loved that, he also did alright in the acting department too, although one cheesy line has him saying ("Your so beautiful" to Gibb), other then that he was awesome as usual!. Robert Guillaume is great as Van Damme's friend Hawkins, & he could have been nothing more then the Token Black guy, but he was much more then that, he was just great. Cynthia Gibb is very gorgeous,and does fine in her role as the other cop, she had decent chemistry with Van Damme, & held her own I liked her. George Dickerson is OK as Vogler & did what he had to do. Art LaFleur is excellent as the prick Sgt. Degraff & played his role extremely well. Patrick Kilpatrick is creepy as the villain the Sandman, he played the perfect unstoppable villain for Van Damme. Abdul Salaam El Razzac is amusing as the priest he cracked me up.
slightl below par if im truthful - By: sean paul mccann, 15 Sep 2006 death warrant is a 1990 movie that is a little slow to be regarded as a van damme classic,the pace of the movie is downtuned,perhaps to create a sense of edge & drama but that helps hinder the film rather than help,van damme isnt suited to a film with the pace of classic hitchcock & this is the reason why this gets only three stars,regardless of that,death warrant is still agood film with some good action scenes,the film is shot in alot of dark locations to create a minimal feel to it.Van damme plays a cop who goes undercover to investigate prison murders,he has an arch enemy who soon transfers to the prison & bedlam follows.
The film is predictable as one would expect & with the little faults that i have aimed at the film ,it has its praise in my eyes as well,at this stage van damme was goldust in the action genre,this film didnt hurt him but looking back now,this doesnt have the character & brilliance of hard target,kickboxer & blood sport.
One of his best - By: DJColzz, 19 Jul 2003 Although this appears at first as a typical prison drama, probably to better Stalllone's 'Lock-up'. Van Damme, does some Damage as detective Burke sent in to investigate the mysterious deaths of prisoners & wardens alike. Terrific performance from Robert Guilliame (Benson) in an unfamiliar role. Van Damme's acting is well, Van Damme's acting, but the rivalry with 'The Sandman' makes this a tense rollercoaster of Martial Arts with Van Damme at his most fierce here. Definitely one for the Van Damme collection.
van damme is average - By: , 09 Jul 2001 In this film van damme is not up to scratch but its still an interesting film. A seven year old could have wrote the plot but some ok perfomances make death warrant an interesting film in which van damme infiltrates a prison for some reason only to end up in a fight.
