Okay bear with me as this gets a bit confusing.
Universal Soldier (1992) was a mediocre action film at best but it was considered a AAA Hollywood movie. Then Universal Soldier II (1998) came out and it was a made for television movie with Van Dammes character recast to someone more affordable, the same year they carried on the story with this third part. Now there were a few more Universal Soldier movies that came after this with bigger budgets and Van Damme returning but they only follow the first film and not the television universe. Confused yet?
With the same poor cast this is the absolute pits, just another generic action flick that doesn't utilize the Universal Soldier concept very well at all.
Somehow, someway industry legend Burt Reynolds got roped into being part of this. Sporting an accent he can't maintain he looks very out of place in this embarassment.
Messy action nonsense with no redeeming features.
The Good:
Passable soundtrack in places
The Bad:
Offensively generic action flick
Some awful performances
Burt Reynolds accent, really?!
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Burt Reynolds must have lost a bet
Universal Soldier (1992) was a mediocre action film at best but it was considered a AAA Hollywood movie. Then Universal Soldier II (1998) came out and it was a made for television movie with Van Dammes character recast to someone more affordable, the same year they carried on the story with this third part. Now there were a few more Universal Soldier movies that came after this with bigger budgets and Van Damme returning but they only follow the first film and not the television universe. Confused yet?
With the same poor cast this is the absolute pits, just another generic action flick that doesn't utilize the Universal Soldier concept very well at all.
Somehow, someway industry legend Burt Reynolds got roped into being part of this. Sporting an accent he can't maintain he looks very out of place in this embarassment.
Messy action nonsense with no redeeming features.
The Good:
Passable soundtrack in places
The Bad:
Offensively generic action flick
Some awful performances
Burt Reynolds accent, really?!
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Burt Reynolds must have lost a bet