
Soldier
Taste attributes: actionscience fictionrobots/ai/spacemonster/alien/supernaturaldramafastunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary
"Left for dead on a remote planet for obsolete machines and people, a fallen hero has one last battle to fight"
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and morally murky: a wide-ranging sci-fi film, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.3 /10
TMDB · 578 votes
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Sergeant Todd is a veteran soldier for an elite group of the armed forces. After being defeated by a new breed of genetically engineered soldiers, he is dumped on a waste planet and left for dead. He soon interacts with a group of crash survivors who lead out a peaceful existence. The peace is broken as the new soldiers land on the planet to eliminate the colony, which Sergeant Todd must defend.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Directed by
- Paul W. S. Anderson
Cast
- Kurt Russell
- Jason Scott Lee
- Jason Isaacs
- Connie Nielsen
- Sean Pertwee
Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Impact Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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