While Charhon puffs and wheezes in his attempts at diversion, he can't keep up with the natural charisma of his leading man.

The tone of the line readings is so in-your-face that it leaves you seriously wondering where comedy leaves off and ineptitude begins.

Jean-Claude Van Damme remains impressively limber, but that's a rare highlight in The Last Mercenary, which features the Muscles from Brussels in a Paris-sent embarrassment.

While I enjoyed Van Damme’s action-comic turn, the rest of the film’s cartoonish vibes and mind-numbing supporting characters are too much for even The Last Mercenary to bear.