Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
Magnet Releasing | Release Date: November 30, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
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Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
9
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenNov 29, 2012
The movie creates something of the sensation of huffing industrial solvents - in a good way! - a waking-sleep zombification that can't exactly be described as pleasurable but definitely has an odd, distinct power. Read full review
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The New York TimesAndy WebsterNov 29, 2012
This bloody wallow in sweat, guns and fisticuffs - for those who swing that way - delivers. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckNov 29, 2012
Say what you will about the confused narrative, blatant borrowings and wildly over-the-top gory violence of Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning -- at least you can see what the hell is going on. Read full review
60
Time OutKeith UhlichNov 27, 2012
It's almost worth wading through the wearisome setup to get to the fun stuff. But there is a reason fast-forward buttons were invented. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyClark CollisNov 28, 2012
Consider this a public service announcement: Folks who have a problem with onscreen flesh-hacking - or the fact that franchise stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren aren't in the movie all that much - should stay home. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleLouis BlackNov 28, 2012
As with all the films in the Universal Soldier series, this is mostly a catalog of increasingly brutal fights, which are the main attraction in and of themselves. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineJohn SemleyNov 20, 2012
Like a stiff Schwarzeneggerian conqueror making good on an "I'll be back," John Hyams returns to one-up the franchise again. Read full review
45
MovielineJen YamatoSep 26, 2012
In the least, and most significantly, Day of Reckoning should propel British martial artist/stunt veteran Adkins out of the niche genre world - action cinema's Adkins diet? Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNov 29, 2012
It's up to you to decide if his oddly artsy vision, which pulls in first-person perspectives, surreal memories and highbrow cinematic references, suggests interesting ambition or misplaced pretension. Read full review
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