Aldo Sambrell, Anthony John Denison, B.D. Wong, Charlotte Lewis, Dolph Lundgren ...( see more  see more... ) , Kevin Tighe , Perry Lang , Thomas Gibson , Tim Guinee , Tom Wright

Men of War stars tall, craggy Dolph Lundgren as a down-and-out commando who agrees to do another job because there's nothing else he knows how to do. He assembles a crack team and travels to an isolat...( read more  read more... )ed Pacific island with orders to secure it for a mysterious business venture. But once there, he discovers an idyllic paradise with peaceful natives who welcome the mercenaries into their village. When Dolph learns what the venture is really about, he decides he's on the wrong side and, with part of his team, fights to defend the island from destruction. The first third of Men of War is drenched in sweaty machismo--the camera constantly lingers over rippling muscles and bruised skin during an endless bar fight. But once on the island, the mercenaries frolic sweetly with native children and the scenery is astoundingly beautiful (and beautifully filmed). A native who speaks English delivers some heavy-handed pacifist speeches. Then, as another team of more ruthless mercenaries arrive, the movie again turns into an ecstasy of gunshots and explosions--only, because of the genuinely charming middle third, there are actually some emotional stakes to the violence. Furthermore, the natives turn out to be not quite as peaceful as they presented themselves, adding some surprising layers to the movie's moral tone (likely due to the hand of co-screenwriter John Sayles, the man responsible for Brother from Another Planet and Lone Star). All in all, better looking and better written than any movie starring Dolph Lundgren has any right to be. --Bret Fetzer

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R, 102 min.

Directed by: Perry Lang

Release Date: January 1, 1994

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DVD Release Date: November 14, 2000

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  • June 14, 2009
    It is possible an ethical ecological concious action movie without Steven Seagal.

    It has some unconventional scenes for an action movie, hacked of hand and blown off legs.
  • February 22, 2009
    "The Dolph defends an island people from the guy from Dharma and Greg, who wants to mine the island for minerals and bat crap."
    That's the plot of this movie pretty much. Lundgren plays Nick Gunner, a mercenary who is hired to go to a island somewhere in Southeast Asia to get the...( read more)m to let the evil corporation owned by the Dharma and Greg guy and his partner. Along the way, Gunner assembles a crack team of commandos, including Zeus (No Holds Barred) and Catherine Bell. It's the same plot you've pretty much seen Dolph do quite a few times before: Trained killer is hired to do job to subjugate an innocent person or people; along the way, trained killer meets LBFM and has a change of heart. It's up to trained killer to protect the person/people/nation/island from those trying to exploit it. It's a formula I think Dolph knows works pretty well.
    This is pretty good B movie crap. The Dolph is a noble mercenary, willing to do anything for his crew. He tangles with this wannabe Vernon Wells guy, who acts and talks just like Bennett from Commando. The same kind of homosexual overtones that existed in that baddie return here as well more blatantly (the baddie in this likes to kiss other men a lot). The co stars are also cool: Zeus is here, Catherine Bell (J.A.G.) as well. The guy from Dharma and Greg, of course. Charlotte Lewis brought her nice boobies to the table, and gets down with Dolph in a waterfall. I thought it was awesome to see Kevin Tighe, who played Frank Tihlman from Roadhouse, in this. This is the second movie I've seen that indirectly associates Dolph with Roadhouse.
    Special mention goes to the guy who played Po (BD Wong), who was very funny. Overall, it's heavier on drama than action, but the whole thing is tinted with some welcome humor.Recommended.
  • August 16, 2008
    i saw this movie a long time ago once upon the mid 1990's when i was much younger and just recently saw it today. Its entertaining and predictible but it does itt job to keep us interested even though dolph lundren isn't one of the best actors in the world. Worth a watch if you l...( read more)ove action movies
  • June 7, 2008
    one of dolph lundgren's better films
  • May 12, 2008
    Review will be written when/if re-watched (Probability: Zero).

    First viewing: 06.08.1997
  • March 24, 2008
    This movie had potential, but fell through the cracks. To bad.
  • January 26, 2008
    "Spring era jävlar!" greatest line ever
  • December 24, 2007
    Awesome action film stars muscle-bound Dolph Lundgren as a mercenary assigned to "convince" a group of islanders it's time to move to the mainland (so greedy developers can exploit the island's abundance of guano). Lots of action and machismo make up for great of story.
  • November 14, 2007
    It's good old Dolph in a typical "Dolph" movie :)

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