Universal Soldier: The Return
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) | Release Date: August 20, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
24
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
1
Negative:
11
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Sleek...This is one "return" that's surely welcome.
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Has a shameless B-movie exuberance. Read full review
59
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
Engagingly silly sub-"Moonlighting"-style banter. Read full review
33
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Jean-Claude Van Damme's latest dud. Read full review
30
TNT RoughCutMatt Kelsey
This testosterone-fest even features a battle inside a strip bar replete with topless women. Talk about your guilty pleasures.
30
VarietyJoe Leydon
Lightning fails to strike twice -- an underwhelming follow-up to one of the career-stalled action star's better efforts. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Must have been slapped together fast: live-action stunts created by uninspired editing lead up to computer-generated imagery that's just as lame. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeBetsy Sherman
Devoid of personality and has an annoying gratuitous sentimental streak. Read full review
25
New York PostRod Dreher
The Return is about bullets, bombs and boobs - the biggest boob being Van Damme, natch, but there are also mammaries aplenty. Read full review
20
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Plenty of bone-crunching brawn, but not a brain cell in sight. Read full review
20
Film.comTom Keogh
Custom-made for an audience of mouth-breathers. Read full review
10
Film.comSean Means
Slow-moving and violent mess...feels slow even at a scant 82 minutes...Even by the slack standards of Van Damme's oeuvre, "The Return" is a letdown. Read full review
10
L.A. WeeklyPaul Malcolm
A mind-numbing exercise in high body counts and big tits. Read full review
0
Austin ChronicleRussel Smith
Lame, mindless dialogue makes Wing Commander seem Cukoresque by comparison. Read full review
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