Filling out and greying at the temples, Van Damme is far from convincing, even in the tedious fight sequences.
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06/24/06
Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)
6 %
Reviews Counted: 49 Fresh: 3 Rotten:46 Average Rating: 2.8/10
Consensus:
This movie fails on almost every level from second rate action to bad acting and a formulaic story.
Runtime: 83 mins
Synopsis: Luc Deveraux (Van Damme) is back! Having retired from his career as a Universal Soldier, he now serves as a technical advisor on a top-secret government project to design a stronger, smarter, generally more universal breed of cyborg soldier. However, SETH -- the supercomputer that controls... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michael Jai White, Heidi Schanz, Xander Berkeley, Justin Lazard
Director: Mic Rodgers
Screenwriter: Richard Rothstein
Producer: Craig Baumgarten
Composer: Don Davis
Screenwriter: Dean Devlin
Screenwriter: Richard Rothstein
Producer: Craig Baumgarten
Composer: Don Davis
Screenwriter: Dean Devlin
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03/10/07
This SF action sequel must have been slapped together fast: live-action stunts created by uninspired editing lead up to computer-generated imagery that's just as lame.
03/06/07
Close your eyes and repeat after me: pro wrestlers must never ever EVER try to act.
01/09/03
Hopefully this is the last we have seen of the Unisol series, but unfortunately the dearth of creativity in Hollywood, will allow it to live for another abysmal dumbing.
12/08/02
It's devoid of the full-fledged physical artistry of Jackie Chan or the mesmerizing carnage of the best Hong Kong action flicks.
01/01/00
Its sequel is devoid of personality and has an annoying gratuitous sentimental streak.
01/01/00
let's hope, for [Van Damme's] sake, that his own return is not riding on this one.
01/01/00
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