The soundtrack was easily the most annoying part of this. Combine that with shoddy special effects and poor acting and this is terribly entertaining. The Asian woman, Kiana Tom, JCVD's partner in this, was one of the best acting jobs in this. Unfortunately, she gave up on acting after this. JCVD's acting in this was incredibly poor - you can tell he was having trouble with his accent. It felt like it zipped along super-fast and met with the predictable resolution. Nothing profound to explore. There was a part where JCVD looks at a Uni-sol writhing in pain as the scientists work on him, and it hints at making some sort of social statement but misses the opportunity. The director, a first-timer, never worked in Hollywood as director again, and rightfully so. The failure could be laid about 90 percent on his shoulders. Mindless, painful and dull action. If I was making a list of the 50 worst movies ever, this would have to be in it. So many performances in this were one-hit-wonder performances. I feel bad for all the actors and actresses who deserved better. They probably gave up acting after being demoralized by this trash! And I usually like JCVD movies, only when he gets the right roles. Michael Jai White did a good but overdone performance as the baddie.
Review of Universal Soldier: The Return
