Universal Soldier

Name: Universal Soldier
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Drama
Released: July 10, 1992
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 35
Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme

1992

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TriStar Pictures | Release Date: July 10, 1992 | R

Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme

Summary: Deveraux and Scott were killed in Vietnam, but the army has a secret project for reanimating their dead as near-perfect soldiers.

Director: Roland Emmerich

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 102 min

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Richard Dyer

German director Roland Emmerich's action sequences are terrific and funny. [10 July 1992, p.37]

Desson Thomson

By its own deliriously rock-bottom standards, "Universal" ain't half bad. Of course, you have to be big on bloody slaughter, kickboxing, infrared gunning and impaired acting. But "Universal" executes its subtle-free mission with surprisingly watchable efficiency. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

It may be standard-issue stuff, but it looks great and it almost makes you nostalgic for the days when stuntmen reigned supreme and mayhem and computers never knew how much they had in common. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Viewers primed for a postapocalyptic blowout will be disappointed to learn that Universal Soldier is set in the boring old present day, and that until the climactic clash the film is slow-moving and short on firepower. Read full review

Steve Davis

As the robotic duo, Lundgren and Van Damme have found roles tailored to their acting abilities. Read full review

Brian Lowry

In an equally damning commentary on the acting and Roland Emmerich’s direction, Lundgren and Van Damme are both more realistic as stoic cadavers than they are once their memories start to return. Read full review

Janet Maslin

Mr. Lundgren, who glowers his way all too convincingly through the role of a rabid bully, may well be the only man in the universe who can make Mr. Van Damme look like an actor. Read full review

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Gloom-shroom

Apr 6, 2022

the cast is pretty good the plot is a bit like terminator in fact this whole review was supposed to be the whole plot

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LoRevisor

Jan 20, 2015

Estupidamente subestimado pela crítica.Excelente história ok é quase a mesma do Exterminador do futuro mas é quase é diferente. E Brilhantemente executado. Ally Walker é linda e brilhante como a repórter ousada Veronica Roberts,Jean Claude Van Damme e Dolph Lundgren são brilhantes como LucEstupidamente subestimado pela crítica.Excelente história ok é quase a mesma do Exterminador do futuro mas é quase é diferente. E Brilhantemente executado. Ally Walker é linda e brilhante como a repórter ousada Veronica Roberts,Jean Claude Van Damme e Dolph Lundgren são brilhantes como Luc Deveraux / GR44 e Andrew Scott / GR13 respectivamente,Roland Emmerich é ótimo na direção. Um filme muito divertido.… Expand

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Came

Jul 7, 2019

A true 90's action sci fi film which is up there with The Matrix & T2: Judgment Day, Well not as good as those films but still a fun action packed adventure with bad ass super soldiers with guns and explosions.

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OriginalDanger

Aug 18, 2020

Universal Soldier is a sci-fi kind of action film which also introduces an excuse for Jean Claude Van Damme to use his martial art skills to kick some butt... More of an action film than anything else, made in 1992 by Roland Emmerich and stars Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren... Full ofUniversal Soldier is a sci-fi kind of action film which also introduces an excuse for Jean Claude Van Damme to use his martial art skills to kick some butt... More of an action film than anything else, made in 1992 by Roland Emmerich and stars Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren... Full of violence, gory moments, funny moments, cheesey moments and bad language... Dolph Lundgren wears a necklace made out of ears and says cheesey things with a macho and fearless image and Van Damme also is macho in the film and both are fighting against each other and Dolph Lundgren throws grenades at the vehicle Van Damme is in and shouts "Are we having fun yet?" lol.. A woman or reporter teams up with Van Damme too. The acting from Dolph Lundgren is pretty badass but Van Damme isn't impressive in my opinion and some can argue Lundgren and Van Damme were both bad and that maybe true but I liked Dolph Lundgren's character even though I'm not a fan of his. Not the best film but Universal Soldier was better than any of it's sequels. Also stars Ed O'Ross.… Expand

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gracjanski

Apr 6, 2020

On the one side the basic idea of the movie is not bad and some of the action scenes are looking great. But the story and especially the actors are not good, even the fighting scenes are looking so artificial. Van Damme can convince sometimes and you can get pity for his character. LundgrenOn the one side the basic idea of the movie is not bad and some of the action scenes are looking great. But the story and especially the actors are not good, even the fighting scenes are looking so artificial. Van Damme can convince sometimes and you can get pity for his character. Lundgren is just a bad actor.… Expand

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millerfilm

Mar 8, 2018

Typical lunkheaded Roland Emmerich/Dean Devlin stupidity. Dolph Lundgren is such a bad actor that you can't take his supposedly psychotic solider seriously for a second.

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