Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)

John looks to take down Luc Deveraux after a home invasion claims his wife and daughter. The fight pits John against Andrew Scott and an army of genetically enhanced warriors; meanwhile, he must contend with a UniSol in relentless pursuit.

Director:

John Hyams

Writers:

John Hyams (screenplay), Doug Magnuson (screenplay),

Stars:

Scott Adkins, Dolph Lundgren, Andrei Arlovski

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Scott Adkins	...	John
Dolph Lundgren	...	Andrew Scott
Andrei Arlovski	...	Magnus (as Andrei 'The Pit Bull' Arlovski)
Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Luc Deveraux
Mariah Bonner	...	Sarah
Tony Jarreau	...	Bouncer
Craig Walker	...	Earl
Andrew Sikking	...	Larry
James DuMont	...	Dr. Timothy Brady
David Jensen	...	Dr. Su
Audrey P. Scott	...	Emma
Rus Blackwell	...	Agent Gorman
Dane Rhodes	...	Ron Castellano
Susan Mansur	...	Madame
Kristopher Van Varenberg	...	Miles

Storyline

John awakens from a coma to discover his wife and daughter were slaughtered in a brutal home invasion. Haunted by images of the attack, he vows to kill the man responsible: Luc Deveraux. While John tries to piece his reality back together, things get more complicated when he is pursued by a relentless UniSol named Magnus. Meanwhile, Deveraux and surviving UniSol Andrew Scott are preparing to battle anarchy and build a new order ruled by Unisols without government oversight. They are weeding out the weak and constantly testing their strongest warriors in brutal, life-and-death combat. Luc has emerged operating the Unisol Church of Eventualism, taking in wayward Unisols whom the government has been secretly operating as remote-controlled sleeper agents. His mission is to liberate these Unisols from the implanted memories and the lies the government has inserted in them. As John gets closer to Deveraux and the rogue army of genetically enhanced warriors, he discovers more about himself ...

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Plot Keywords:

home invasion | implanted memory | blood spatter | shot in the chest | shot in the back | 

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Taglines:

Under their own command

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brutal bloody violence throughout, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 October 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Universal Soldier IV

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$11,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,181 (USA) (30 November 2012)

Gross:

$5,247 (USA) (14 December 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Foresight Unlimited, Signature Pictures, Baumgarten Management and Productions (BMP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to director John Hyams, the fight between Scott Adkins and Jean-Claude Van Damme was designed to be much flashier and more acrobatic but had to be redesigned when Adkins tore a ligament in his knee prior to filming.

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Goofs

During the start of a conversation between another doctor, Miles and John, Miles is leaning forward asking who killed them, the following shot shows Miles is bolt upright away from Jon and is next to the doctor that created the "tag".

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Connections

Follows Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)

User Reviews

"Milking the same dry cow"... And the result is mediocre

Unlike announced, the stars of this movie are neither Jean-Claude Van Damme nor Dolph Lundgren - both have only supporting roles and appear briefly on screen - but Scott Adkins and Andrei Arlovski who give rather mediocre performances. The screenplay is awkward as well: alternating fierce fights with bone smashing and long bursts, and emotions of remorse and grief provide usually unconvincing and at times insincere outcome. The movie is also full of long scenes giving no additional value, and the ending is rather dull. Well, the fight scenes are up high and even Van Damme and Lundgren are equal to their elimination tasks as before... But still: if you liked previous Universal Soldier sagas, you better skip this one.