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Soldier (1998)
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Reviews Counted:50
Fresh:5
Rotten:45
Average Rating:3.6/10
Consensus: A boring genre film and a waste of a good set.
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Russell is a futuristic killing machine who becomes the target of a newer, even more vicious breed of killers. After a brutal confrontation, they leave him for dead on a semi-deserted planet. Once... Russell is a futuristic killing machine who becomes the target of a newer, even more vicious breed of killers. After a brutal confrontation, they leave him for dead on a semi-deserted planet. Once there, he begins to learn about the kinder, gentler aspects of life, until the soldiers return to put an end to him once and for all. [More]
Starring: Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Connie Nielsen, Sean Pertwee
Starring: Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Connie Nielsen, Sean Pertwee, Michael Chiklis, Gary Busey, Jason Isaacs
Director: Paul Anderson
Director: Paul Anderson
Screenwriter: David Webb Peoples
Producer: Jerry Weintraub
Composer: Joel McNeely
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Reviews for Soldier
This appealing formulaic action adventure (1998) displays a lot of conviction in its not-too-flashy action scenes and a little levity in the gradual socialization of Russell's character.
Despite being hampered by second-rate special effects and too many action film cliches, Soldier does have its fun parts.
The action is handled fairly well, but it's routine, and there's no satisfaction in seeing Todd waste men who are no more bloodthirsty than he is.
Soldier didn't deserve to be treated so harshly critics, but it didn't deserve recommendations either.
Everything in this film is criminally bland, except for Russell's badass attitude.
I doubt that Kurt Russell has ever had less dialogue to work with than he has in this film.
Soldier wants to be an intense thriller with cerebral significance, but suffers from self-seriousness and silly cliches.
The pop and sizzle would be twice as effective if it came with characters that connected!
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