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UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: DAY OF RECKONINGMovie Reviews
Science fiction action thriller about a man who vows revenge against the UniSol who killed his wife and daughter. Cast:Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Scott Adkins, Kristopher Van Varenberg, Mariah Bonner, James Rawlings, Sigal Diamant, Andrei Arlovski, Austin Naulty, Audrey P. Scott, Roy Jones Jr., David Jensen, Rus Blackwell, Glen Warner, Dane RhodesDirector:John HyamsRelease Date:November 30, 2012DVD Release:January 22, 2013From:MagnoliaRating:RLength:1 hr. 33 min.
JANUARY 22, 2013
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, Mixed Reviews Limited
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning played in limited release to mixed reviews. • Cynthia Fuchs wrote for Pop Matters, "...an action movie that's as much about each frame as it is about each punch and thwack and gunshot... remarkably fun to watch." • And Jen Yamato wrote for Movieline, "Few elements of the script make much sense..." More Reviews Below...
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning Positive Reviews (15 Reviews, reviews below)
Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...so gruelingly violent you half wonder if director John Hyams' goal is to make the audience get up and leave the theater rather than be party to the brutality."(See all of Clark Collis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 86 words, 11/30/12
Scott Bowles, USA Today: POOR(cg) "...reeks more of torture-porn films like 'Saw' and 'Hostel' than any actual film.... Skulls split, flesh opens and blood gushes like a geyser..."(See all of Scott Bowles's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 358 words, 11/30/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (7 Reviews)
Andy Webster, New York Times: GOOD "John Hyams generates a feverish ferocity on a minimal budget.... this bloody wallow in sweat, guns and fisticuffs -- for those who swing that way -- delivers."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 234 words, 11/30/12
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "...incomprehensible exposition, awkwardly delivered dialogue and the bloodiest, most testosterone-fueled action sequences we've seen since, well, the last installment."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 283 words, 11/30/12
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...through general downer mojo and heavy use of some serious strobe effects, the movie creates something of the sensation of huffing industrial solvents -- in a good way!"(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 11/30/12
Kyle Smith, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "An intensity of purpose and a patient, suspenseful directing style make the B-movie superior to most of the big-budget action films I've seen lately."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 216 words, 11/30/12
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine: OUTSTANDING "Shot on a dime... an admirably tense sci-fi/horror adventure that somehow turns its considerable limitations into virtues.... awesome..."(See all of Bilge Ebiri's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 826 words, 11/30/12
Chris Packham, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...unshakably grim, like waking up with a sore throat on a cold, rainy morning and knowing that you have eight hours of work ahead of you."(See all of Chris Packham's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 866 words, 11/28/12
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: POOR(cg) "...a mess of mind-control, mad scientists, strange conspiracies, bone-crunching gore and Van Damme in face paint that makes him look like a black-and-white cookie."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 549 words, 11/30/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (5 Reviews)
Chris Packham, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...unshakably grim, like waking up with a sore throat on a cold, rainy morning and knowing that you have eight hours of work ahead of you."(See all of Chris Packham's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 866 words, 11/28/12
Cynthia Fuchs, Pop Matters: EXCELLENT(cg) "...an action movie that's as much about each frame as it is about each punch and thwack and gunshot... remarkably fun to watch."(See all of Cynthia Fuchs's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,125 words, 11/30/12
Jen Yamato, Movieline: FAIR(cg) "Few elements of the script make much sense... the film meanders through some interminably long, wannabe noir-ish plot stretches..."(See all of Jen Yamato's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 539 words, 09/25/12
John Semley, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "...too 'deep,' with Hyams's sundry aesthetic superfluities and thematic aspirations ponderously bogging down his substantial talents as an action filmmaker."(See all of John Semley's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 788 words, 11/20/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Andy Webster, New York Times: GOOD "John Hyams generates a feverish ferocity on a minimal budget.... this bloody wallow in sweat, guns and fisticuffs -- for those who swing that way -- delivers."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 234 words, 11/30/12
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...through general downer mojo and heavy use of some serious strobe effects, the movie creates something of the sensation of huffing industrial solvents -- in a good way!"(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 11/30/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Joe Leydon, Daily Variety: GOOD "...a freewheeling yet deliberately paced mashup of noirish mystery, splatter-movie intensity, first-person-shooter vidgame and 'Apocalypse Now'-style surrealism."(See all of Joe Leydon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 694 words, 10/23/12
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "...features enough bone-crunching fight sequences to satisfy the most demanding action film fan.... we can actually see more than just flashing body parts."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 419 words, 11/29/12
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...through general downer mojo and heavy use of some serious strobe effects, the movie creates something of the sensation of huffing industrial solvents -- in a good way!"(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 11/30/12
Andy Webster, New York Times: GOOD "John Hyams generates a feverish ferocity on a minimal budget.... this bloody wallow in sweat, guns and fisticuffs -- for those who swing that way -- delivers."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 234 words, 11/30/12
26.1 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning's reviews are separated by an average 26.1 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (15 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning's reviews cover 24.3% of potential readers (average is 68.0%). Volume:The film's reviews total 8,053 words involume (average is 20,221 words). Length:The film's reviews average 537 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning Coverage, Volume & Length (15 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 59.7 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.3 Release)
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning's reviews on average broke 59.7 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.3 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (15 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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