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Solo (1996)

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Average Rating: 3.2/10
Reviews Counted: 26
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 25

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Average Rating: 3.8/10
Critic Reviews: 10
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 9

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The American military-industrial complex has a blueprint for the perfect mechanical soldier. Unfortunately, the prototype, Solo (Mario Van Peebles), has responded appropriately to his programming (which requires him to reason things out on his own), with results that the designers didn't anticipate and don't like. For one thing, he objects to killing innocent bystanders. Already one of their covert operations has been ruined by his scruples. The manufacturers have given orders that he is to be

PG-13, 1 hr. 34 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Norberto Barba

In Theaters: Aug 23, 1996 Wide

On DVD: Mar 6, 2001

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Cast

Mario Van Peebles
Solo
Barry Corbin
Gen. Clyde Haynes
Bill Sadler
Col. Frank Madden
Adrien Brody
Bill Stewart
Seidy Lopez
Agela
Abraham J. Verduzco
Miguel
Julian Bucio
Rebel in Church
�lvaro Carca�o
Elder #1
Greg Collins
Scanion
Jaime G�mez
Lorenzo
Christopher Michael
Flight Deck Officer
William Ungerman
Bayne
Abel Woolrich
Lazaro
John Flock
Lab Tech
William A. Wallace
Mr. Thompson
Norberto Barba
Rebel Soldier
Dami�n Bechir
Rio
Joaquin Garrido
Vasquez
William Sadler
Jamie Gomez
Kevin Cole

Critic Reviews for Solo

All Critics (27) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (25) | DVD (4)

The best one can say for Norberto Barba is that he directs a slick piece of goods. But no amount of fast cutting or tempo can disguise the material's simplistic, thoughtless nature.

August 5, 2006 Full Review Source: Variety

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Leonard Klady

Variety

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Since filmgoers are told early on that there is only one other super-cyborg prototype in the world, well, guess what the big climax is?

January 22, 2002 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Richard Harrington

Washington Post

Top Critic

A lackluster action-adventure.

February 14, 2001 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

Top Critic

Not one fight is memorable, and the set looks recycled from an Indiana Jones theme park.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Susan Wloszczyna

USA Today

Top Critic

For what it is, a straightforward sci-fi action movie with an equally straightforward hero, Solo works.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Peter Stack

San Francisco Chronicle

Top Critic

As movie androids go, Solo is a softie, and that's his problem.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

Top Critic

Mindless entertainment for the end of the summer, with emphasis on the mindless.

July 28, 2009 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

It simply plods along to it's inevitable, uninvolving and pretty uninteresting end.

April 9, 2005 Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews

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Robin Clifford

Reeling Reviews

Silly action yarn furthering the demise of van Peebles.

July 11, 2003 Comment

Greg Muskewitz

eFilmCritic.com

It's not a great film, but it is a little above average.

March 16, 2003 Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope

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Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

The film ends up having more laughs than a comedy.

June 5, 2002 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine

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Dwayne E. Leslie

Boxoffice Magazine

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Hollywood's first African-American android hero is a perfect fighting machine except for one thing - he's developing feelings. This angers military brass so much that they intend to mess with his microchips, so he flees into the South American jungle where he saves local peasants from armed rebels, battles an evil android, and learns to laugh.

June 21, 2007

Dean McKenna

Super Reviewer

Typically cheap and generic action movie from Mario Van Peebles, who plays an android with a conscience who escapes from his military creators when faced with "reprogramming". It's basically a rip off of Terminator 2 with shades of Predator, and not a particularly good one. Why is it these high tec androids can never

July 13, 2007