YMMV / Enemies Closer

• Complete Monster: Xander is a drug kingpin who introduces himself by massacring a group of ICE agents seeking to investigate a downed plane that contains his drugs. Xander proceeds to kill any further agents who come to investigate, sending one of his agents to seduce the nearby hero, ex-Navy SEAL Henry Taylor, while also killing a nearby man to steal his boat to locate the heroin. When his own diver is injured, Xander smothers him to death and plans to force the heroes to locate the drugs. Xander captures and interrogates one of said heroes' friends before knifing him to death and threatens that if Henry fails to comply with Xander, Xander will torture and murder Henry and his son. When his agent is exposed, Xander calmly snaps her neck on the spot. Despite his quirks and superficial charm, Xander remains an unrepentant psychopath who is more than willing to kill anyone in his quest to recover his heroin.
• Critical Dissonance: On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie has a respectable score of 79% from critics, but only 29% from audiences.
• Evil Is Cool: Xander may be the villain, but his many acrobatic action scenes, not to mention Van Damme's eye-catching performance as an eco-conscious, Faux Affably Evil, violent lunatic, makes it hard not to like the character.
• Spotlight-Stealing Squad: Even though Xander is the villain, the movie (right down to the movie poster) focuses much more on him than on the main characters, Henry and Clay, and their more interesting character development as they are forced to work together to stop him.