Universal Soldier - The Return

Universal Soldier - The Return (1999)

  • 6% of critics liked it
    (52 reviews)

  • 34% of users liked it
    (42,645 ratings)

Jean-Claude Van Damme returns as cybernetic warrior Luc Deveraux in this sequel to the 1992 action hit. After barely surviving his experiences as a part-human/part-robot Universal Soldier, Luc has opted to stay out of the front lines and work with a military project to refine and perfect the system.… More

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R, 1 hr. 23 min.
Directed By
Mic Rodgers
Written By
Richard Rothstein, Dean Devlin
Genres
Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Dec 1, 1999 Wide
On DVD
Aug 28, 2001
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Joe Leydon, Variety

    An underwhelming follow-up to one of the career-stalled action star's better efforts.

  • Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader

    This SF action sequel must have been slapped together fast: live-action stunts created by uninspired editing lead up to computer-generated imagery that's just as lame.

  • Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

    Van Damme's acting skills remains undetectable.

  • Tom Keogh, Film.com

    A screenwriter's desperate imagination!

  • Sean Means, Film.com

    Universal Soldier: The Return is a letdown!

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jason O


    "Universal Soldier: The Return" isn't what you think it might be if you saw the original Universal Soldier movie that starred Van Damme. Jean-Claude Van Damme is not one of the universal soldiers in this movie, he's a human going up against many evil universal… More

  • Jason S


    Not all that good. I thought it was best to just leave it alone after the first one.

  • Ginny  


    Van Damme Naked whoohoo at that bum shot! ;D!!! lmao!

  • Dean M


    Good to see Jean-Claude Van Damme returns in his role and I think the original is better than this sequel because it has few exciting action sequences.

  • Steven V


    This is a good movie, but I think the original is better than this sequel because it has few exciting action sequences.

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