Soldier (1998) Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Connie Nielsen, Michael Chiklis, Gary Busey, Sean Pertwee, Jason Isaacs. Written by David Webb Peoples. Directed by Paul Anderson. Rated R, 1.5 stars (out of five stars)
Review by Ed Johnson-Ott, NUVO Newsweekly www.nuvo-online.com Archive reviews at http://us.imdb.com/M/reviews_by?Edward+Johnson-ott To receive reviews by e-mail at no charge, send subscription requests to pbbp24a@prodigy.com
Author's Note: By my count, Kurt Russell says only 104 words during the futuristic fight movie, "Soldier." I'll attempt to do the same in the following review.
Russell plays super-soldier trained from birth. Name, blood type and rank tattooed on face. Russell looks great, extremely buff. His humanity buried by training. New genetically-engineered soldiers, including Jason Scott Lee, makes him obsolete. Russell discarded on waste planet. What, no recycling? Meets hippie colonists. Stays stoic. Stares at pretty woman, saves young boy, gets banished because he scares the hippies. Sits alone, tears flow silently in slo-mo. Touching. New soldiers arrive. Russell fights them. Many battle scenes, some pretty cool. Movie like long World Wrestling Federation match with explosions and cheesy special effects. Genetically-engineered soldiers die way too easy. For testosterone freaks only.
Postscript: 104 words. Mission accomplished, sir.
© 1998 Ed Johnson-Ott
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