Phillip Sauvage (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is an American soldier recovering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder caused by his time in Iraq and Afghanistan in a VA hospital.

The release of notorious rap mogul Terrell Singletery (Viv Leacock) from prison has caused Wayne Barclay's (Raz Adoti) worried older sister and manager Tamara (Vivica A.

Wayne, a retired heavyweight champion turned businessman and community leader, is apparently a target of Terrell's who's known to issue hits on his enemies.

Sauvage insists on bringing in his own colleagues for the security team, but Wayne forces him to train members of his boxing gym.

Sauvage brings on fellow veteran Sergeant Casey Bledsoe (Mark Griffin) to train the recruits.

Lydia calls and insists Wayne come see her alone (unbeknownst to them with a gun to her head) and Sauvage hatches a plan.

Wayne discovers Detective Teague inside, who has been working for Terrell, and Sauvage cuts the power.

[3] Ian Jane of DVD Talk rated it 2.5/5 stars and wrote, "While The Hard Corps has a few shining moments, overall it's just not all that compelling".