Soldiers of Fortune

2012

Action / Adventure / Thriller

18
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 10% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 10% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 4.3/10 10 7689 7.7K

Plot summary

Wealthy thrill-seekers pay huge premiums to have themselves inserted into military adventures, only this time things don't go exactly to plan.

Director

Maxim Korostyshevsky Photo
Maxim Korostyshevsky

Top cast

James Cromwell Photo
James Cromwell as Samuel Haussman
Sean Bean Photo
Sean Bean as Dimidov
Joey Naber Photo
Joey Naber
Shawn Balentine Photo
Shawn Balentine as Background Soldier
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
650.12 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
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1.50 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by krachtm 5 / 10

A silly, diverting B movie that's too bland to be truly "so bad it's good".

The plot: two ex-special forces veterans take a group of rich playboys looking for adventure into the middle of an island's civil war.At first, Soldiers of Fortune is a fun B movie that seems inspired by Verohoeven's campy, violent classics of the 80s. Like others have said, it quickly drops the camp and satire in favor of cheesy, low budget action sequences. I didn't really mind. If you're a fan of low budget action movies, it's likely that you've seen much worse. And you usually don't get such a great cast, either. Most of the actors are wasted, but it's always fun to see some good actors having fun, even if it's in a bad movie.If you're looking for something that makes logical sense, has a good plot, and big budget special effects, I think you'll just hate this movie. On the other hand, if you enjoy inexplicable scenes that serve no purpose, a video game called Baby Killer ("I'm on the final level -- the maternity ward!"), and an arms dealer who refers to himself in third person as "The Grim Reaper"... maybe you'll find this amusing. There's enough silliness and camp to satisfy fans of B movies and enough action to keep you awake. However, it's never going to be anyone's favorite movie. Unless maybe you happen to be Christian Slater.
Reviewed by DYouKnowWhatIMean 5 / 10

Not too shabby, but nothing great

This film has a wonderful cast. The acting is fine even where the actual written dialogue fails to deliver. The plot is simple enough to follow and there are some spurts of humor coming from the "Soldiers of Fortune". I wouldn't say the concept is original, in fact the movie itself is highly clichéd in all fields. Even with all the negative aspects, it still has a bit of a shine that will keep you watching till the end. This film should not be taken seriously. I came in with low expectations and was surprised that I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. With Christian Slater as the lead, one can expect the movie to be b quality, but this certainly is not his worst performance. I suggest this movie to anyone looking to pass the time and be entertained
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