Universal Soldier: Regeneration
A reactivated super-soldier assaults a terrorist-held Chernobyl reactor and faces two nearly indestructible rivals from his buried past.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- brutal
- grim
- propulsive
- action movie night
- martial arts marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly recognized the film's brutal action choreography and unusually effective straight-to-home-media ambition, while some found its low-rent production and rushed plotting disappointing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film is repeatedly defined by harsh hand-to-hand fights, including the upgraded soldiers' physically punishing clashes.
Luc Deveraux is reactivated as a weapon while the plot foregrounds his attempt to recover his humanity.
Andrew Scott, Deveraux's enemy from the original film, is secretly reanimated and upgraded.
Terrorists seize the crippled Chernobyl reactor and turn the site into a heavily armed stronghold.
Films like Universal Soldier: Regeneration, and why
Universal Soldier
military science fiction, programmable super-soldiers, and hard-edged combat spectacle
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
biopunk action, enhanced human fighters, and dystopian military technology
The Terminator
bleak science fiction action, terrorist threats, and relentless close-quarters violence
Soldier
superhuman combatants, militarized cloning technology, and pulpy action-thriller momentum
Movie Details
- Director
- John Hyams
- Release Date
- 2010-02-23
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (512)
Cast
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Dolph Lundgren
- Andrei Arlovski
- Mike Pyle
- Corey Johnson
- Garry Cooper
- Emily Joyce
- Zahari Baharov
- Aki Avni
- Kerry Shale
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Universal Soldier: Regeneration about?
- A reactivated super-soldier assaults a terrorist-held Chernobyl reactor and faces two nearly indestructible rivals from his buried past.
- What is Universal Soldier: Regeneration like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Universal Soldier: Regeneration as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Universal Soldier: Regeneration violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Universal Soldier: Regeneration as graphic.
- What did critics think of Universal Soldier: Regeneration?
- Critics broadly recognized the film's brutal action choreography and unusually effective straight-to-home-media ambition, while some found its low-rent production and rushed plotting disappointing.
- Which films are like Universal Soldier: Regeneration?
- Films with a similar feel include Universal Soldier, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, The Terminator, and Soldier.
- How long is Universal Soldier: Regeneration?
- Universal Soldier: Regeneration runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Universal Soldier: Regeneration?
- In United States, Universal Soldier: Regeneration streams on fuboTV.
