Let's not kid ourselves here. "Soldier" could never be, and will never be better than the likes of sci-fi action classics such as "The Terminator" and "Aliens". Paul WS Anderson is no Ridley Scott or James Cameron. And 1998 was not the year for a film of this stature. If you ignore all expectations and take the movie for what its worth, it is very enjoyable. "Soldier" follows Kurt Russell (YES!), a newly obsolete soldier, recently replaced for space warfare and dumped on a trash planet, presumed dead. A person who has been bread to have no human emotion is now stuck in a community of heartfelt poor families and he must save them from the inevitable doom that is futuristic military dictatorship. Kurt Russell may not speak much in this movie, but he is able to portray emotions very well just through the look in his eyes. For that I commend him, even if the script is less than stellar. He also has some decent fight scenes with Jason Scott Lee ("Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story"). The film may build up to some obvious action sci-fi cliches, but it actually decides to go different paths and avoid them all. I recommend "Soldier" in the way you'd recommend a late night horror film with a little more to offer.
*2 and 1/2 Lance Approvals*
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