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Universal Soldier: The Return Movie Review

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Actors: Jean-Claude Van Damme
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Universal Soldier: The Return
Luc Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a retired former universal soldier who is currently involved in a military project to perfect a computer system. Of course somthing goes very wrong with the system and the Supercomputer known as SETH. SETH attempts to avenge the deaths of the previous Universal Soldiers and leads his new breed of soldiers against its creators. With his training from the previous movie Van Damme is forced back into action and is the only one who can stop the new breed of warriors.
--Steve Polizzi, Resident Scholar


Analysis of Universal Soldier: The Return
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 60%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%



Time/Era of Movie: - near future
Combat acrobatics/martial arts? Yes
Kind of movie - combat acrobatics/bullet time

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
Age: - 20's-30's
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - short/standard straight (man)
Body type - muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - accused criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 80%
Hair color - brunette (Black)
Hair type - (man) short/standard curly
Body type - muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality - Black
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - Bulging muscles
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel... - challenged
How many deaths in film? - 8 or more
How much use of techno gadgets? - 5 (an average amount)
Kind of violence: - hand to hand
Any profanity? - Some foul language
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