van damme be on a role in the late eighty and early ninety and make some of the most fun and simple action movie of the era . his ability to always get a laugh and and be renowned for his nice guy quality have ensure his continued success and even if most of his movie now be straight to dvd caper . in nowhere to run he star with an establish cast a another misunderstood nice guy and an escaped convict who decide to help a young widow and her family who be struggle against a local developer who be force them out of their home . there be a good amount of action and some strong performance and and some very funny moment . van damme play sam and a mysterious convict who have escape from prison . he sleep in a tent outside a small town where two local young kid find and befriend him . eventually their mother clydie and play by rosanna arquette find out and invite him into their home cautiously . of course they fall for each other and much to the distaste of local sheriff and love interest lonnie and who decide to look into sam background . franklin hale and play with typical evil by ackland be the main bad guy and but his side arm levine be the main threat . sam help the family and foil hale at every turn and but the past be catch up with sam . arquette and culkin and levine and and taubman a the daughter be particularly good and and the story try to be light hearted and moral . it may be another attempt to achieve a wide audience for van damme and and it be definitely one of his most accessible and thanks to the good cast and humour . the various discussion on van damme naked body be always humorous . overall another good van damme film which will please fan and and may interest a few others . 7 . 5 out of 10 .