It may be little more than an expensive arcade game for overgrown kids, but it moves too fast for critical flak to stick.
Comment
11/03/08
Universal Soldier (1992)
23
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work 
Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:5
Rotten:17
Average Rating:4.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Thanks to the wonders of genetic engineering, a group of soldiers killed during the Vietnam War are resurrected by the Defense Department 23 years later and turned into a team of indestructible,... [More]
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Ally Walker, Ed O'Ross, Jerry Orbach
Director: Roland Emmerich
Reviews for Universal Soldier
Top CriticMostly this is an amalgam of ideas, images and whole scenes lifted from other movies.
06/24/06
Top CriticWith no real plot tying them together, the impressively staged big scenes become empty exercises in logistics, while the smaller scenes never develop any momentum.
11/03/08
Top CriticLeaves behind almost as many derisive laughs as dead bodies.
11/03/08
Top CriticNo review available.
04/04/06
No review available.
06/26/05
No review available.
06/19/05
No review available.
06/14/04
No review available.
11/20/03
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.
05/20/03
Top CriticIn the end, the main drawback is the brainlessness of the story and the lack of a believable emotional payoff.
03/23/03
No review available.
12/30/02
No review available.
07/27/02
No review available.
07/25/02
Though the idea is dumb enough to be fun, director Roland Emmerich does the Terminator thing without much style, and the two stars bash into each other but never connect.
05/12/01
The action and the campiness barrel along in entertaining counterpoint. You can laugh when you're not absorbed with truck chases.
01/01/00
Even with this early movie, [Emmerich] had a propensity for stealing clichés from other movies...
01/01/00
Carolco seems to cut these guys out with cookie cutters. They seem to be martial artists with foreign accents, and the way some people habitually smoke after sex, they pun after killing people.
01/01/00
Perhaps Van Damme and Lundgren trade blows more easily than lines, but the whole affair is enjoyable in a mindless way.
01/01/00
Latest News for Universal Soldier
November 24, 2009:
Trailer Bulletin: Universal Soldier: Regeneration 
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren are back together, and you can get an early look at the action in the just-released trailer for next year's direct-to-video "Universal... More...
April 23, 2009:
First Look at Universal Soldier 3
Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme are back in action in "Universal Soldier 3" -- and as proof, here's a still from the sequel. More...
November 06, 2008:
Van Damme Talks New Universal Soldier
He'll only be on the set for 10 days -- and there's no Dolph Lundgren -- but Jean-Claude Van Damme has confirmed to MTV that a new "Universal Soldier" sequel is on its way, and... More...
What’s Hot On RT
Other News
Fresh Links
Featured
RT on YouTube
Subscribe to RT's YouTube channel and don't miss a second of our cracking video content.
RT on Twitter
Follow Rotten Tomatoes and join us as we tweet about the week's releases.
IGN RSS Feeds