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

Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren have no scenes together.

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Goofs

When John climbs down the shaft in the woods, the back of his shirt changes from just bloody down the middle, to an almost completely blood soaked back.

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Connections

Follows Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009)

User Reviews

Strange..

Well, I really enjoyed the original, and massively enjoyed Universal Soldier Regeneration which was like watching a real life version of the Call of duty Modern Warfare level called 'Bloc'.

I had had high hopes for this sequel, but I have to say, I spent most of the film shaking my head in disbelief. I thought I must have missed another film since 'Regeneration' as this just seemed to make no sense whatsoever as to what was going on, who was doing what, and why. They sort of explained this later in the film which is apparently they way they wrote a few twists into the storyline, but it still left so many gaping holes in my understanding of why things were the way they were.

There is a very adult theme to the film. Nudity, sex and of course lots of violence. But it all goes to the extreme for no apparent reason. I hate the way modern films these days are dumbed down for a wider audience, but here it looks like they've added extra gore just for the sake of it.

All in all, an inconsistent and strange story line without enough explanation as to why it is.

The fight scenes are OK, which is why I'm giving it 3 out of 10. But the vague storyline just doesn't work for me. I think Van-Damme and Lundgren should have steered clear of this. It won't have done them any favours. A total B movie.