Cyborg is not the worst film of all time, but it's a pretty strong contender. This movie starts with an atonal futuristic soundtrack, which should have persuaded director Albert Pyun to save money by filming the entire movie without music. Then come some really depressing lines: "Restore this world? Why? I like the misery. I like this WORLD." The screenplay writer must have been really proud of himself for thinking up these lines, because they are repeated again in this movie.
Now plot-wise, Cyborg could have worked. Sure a story about a female Cyborg transporting a formula to Atlanta that may save all humankind from a ravaging plague is not particularly original. Yet at least the film would have been tolerably pleasing, if "Cyborg" had interesting characters, average acting, Jean-Claude Van Damme's choreographed martial arts moves, and a focused energy to it. Unfortunately, Cyborg has none of those things. The acting in the movie comes across as a seven-year old doing a home video with his talentless siblings. Some of the villains and good guys do rise above that tawdry standard, but frankly their behavior and dialogue is so inane that even the most strenuous efforts to take an interest in them fail miserably. Cyborg is a movie that fiercely resists any attempt to be liked.
But I must credit the director and producers with one thing. Miraculously, they managed to make a 2000% profit with this piece of trash. One possibility for this box office success is that Cyborg stars Jean Claude Van Damme; and JCVD fans were hoping that the JCVD in Cyborg was going to bring back fond memories of his far more entertaining, even bravura performance in Bloodsport. Unfortunately, he didn't.
Now plot-wise, Cyborg could have worked. Sure a story about a female Cyborg transporting a formula to Atlanta that may save all humankind from a ravaging plague is not particularly original. Yet at least the film would have been tolerably pleasing, if "Cyborg" had interesting characters, average acting, Jean-Claude Van Damme's choreographed martial arts moves, and a focused energy to it. Unfortunately, Cyborg has none of those things. The acting in the movie comes across as a seven-year old doing a home video with his talentless siblings. Some of the villains and good guys do rise above that tawdry standard, but frankly their behavior and dialogue is so inane that even the most strenuous efforts to take an interest in them fail miserably. Cyborg is a movie that fiercely resists any attempt to be liked.
But I must credit the director and producers with one thing. Miraculously, they managed to make a 2000% profit with this piece of trash. One possibility for this box office success is that Cyborg stars Jean Claude Van Damme; and JCVD fans were hoping that the JCVD in Cyborg was going to bring back fond memories of his far more entertaining, even bravura performance in Bloodsport. Unfortunately, he didn't.