Soldier: Critic Reviews

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MovieWeb: 0 reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 50 reviews

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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

9

A waste of snappy set decoration!
Full Review » 12 years ago
Stephen Holden New York Times (Top Critic)

40

The action is strictly routine.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Jay Carr Boston Globe (Top Critic)

Soldier is little more than dumb genre stuff!
Full Review » 12 years ago
Gary Dauphin Village Voice (Top Critic)

With a cheerful disregard for characterization and visual texture, Anderson relies on his cgi-jocks and set dressers to flesh out David Webb Peoples's by-the-numbers script.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Bruce Westbrook Houston Chronicle (Top Critic)

The action is handled fairly well, but it's routine, and there's no satisfaction in seeing Todd waste men who are no more bloodthirsty than he is.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

It's a big, clanging, brutal, actioner in which we search the murk in vain for the sparks of humanity the moviemakers keep promising us.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader (Top Critic)

This appealing formulaic action adventure (1998) displays a lot of conviction in its not-too-flashy action scenes and a little levity in the gradual socialization of Russell's character.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Susan Stark Detroit News (Top Critic)

50

Full Review » 5 years ago
Bob Fenster Arizona Republic (Top Critic)

Soldier is so mediocre, it might have been more mindless fun if it had been even worse.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Robert Horton Film.com (Top Critic)

Soldier doesn't work, although it has potential.
Full Review » 12 years ago
John Haslett Cuff Globe and Mail (Top Critic)

50

I doubt that Kurt Russell has ever had less dialogue to work with than he has in this film.
Full Review » 10 years ago
James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

25

When it comes to details like plot, character development, and genuine excitement, the film is lost in space.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times (Top Critic)

70

A potent comic-book-style action-adventure.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com

60

Despite being hampered by second-rate special effects and too many action film cliches, Soldier does have its fun parts.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews

40

Soldier didn't deserve to be treated so harshly critics, but it didn't deserve recommendations either.
Full Review » 8 years ago
John R. McEwen Film Quips Online

20

Wow. What a terrible movie.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Scott Renshaw rec.arts.movies.reviews

40

Disappointing.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Tom Meek Film Threat

40

There's too little character development and no reason to care.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Margaret A. McGurk Cincinnati Enquirer

63

A doggedly simple-minded diversion of rare purity.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Kevin N. Laforest Montreal Film Journal

38

Everything in this film is criminally bland, except for Russell's badass attitude.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

50

Competent and nothing more.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com

20

Full Review » 10 years ago
Christine James Boxoffice Magazine

50

Soldier wants to be an intense thriller with cerebral significance, but suffers from self-seriousness and silly cliches.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope

50

It resonates on more levels than just a simple action film.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Susan Granger rec.arts.movies.reviews

30

The trick is that it could have been a treat.
Full Review » 12 years ago