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Universal Soldier: The Return
Metascore
24 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 11 out of 14
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  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    80
    Sleek...This is one "return" that's surely welcome.
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  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    75
    Has a shameless B-movie exuberance.
  3. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Kevin Maynard
    59
    Engagingly silly sub-"Moonlighting"-style banter.
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    33
    Jean-Claude Van Damme's latest dud.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    30
    Lightning fails to strike twice -- an underwhelming follow-up to one of the career-stalled action star's better efforts.
  6. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Lisa Alspector
    30
    Must have been slapped together fast: live-action stunts created by uninspired editing lead up to computer-generated imagery that's just as lame.
  7. TNT RoughCut
    Reviewed by: Matt Kelsey
    30
    This testosterone-fest even features a battle inside a strip bar replete with topless women. Talk about your guilty pleasures.
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  8. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Rod Dreher
    25
    The Return is about bullets, bombs and boobs - the biggest boob being Van Damme, natch, but there are also mammaries aplenty.
  9. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Betsy Sherman
    25
    Devoid of personality and has an annoying gratuitous sentimental streak.
  10. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    20
    Plenty of bone-crunching brawn, but not a brain cell in sight.
  11. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Tom Keogh
    20
    Custom-made for an audience of mouth-breathers.
  12. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Paul Malcolm
    10
    A mind-numbing exercise in high body counts and big tits.
  13. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Sean Means
    10
    Slow-moving and violent mess...feels slow even at a scant 82 minutes...Even by the slack standards of Van Damme's oeuvre, "The Return" is a letdown.
  14. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Russel Smith
    0
    Lame, mindless dialogue makes Wing Commander seem Cukoresque by comparison.
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5.9 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5
  1. NogginKnife
    5
    I think Bill Goldberg is a good addition to the movie 'cuz he's lean and mean and fits the part very well. All the other parts can be thrown out.… Full Review »
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