Solo

1996

Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 8% · 36 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 27% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 4.1/10 10 4726 4.7K

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Director

Norberto Barba Photo
Norberto Barba

Top cast

Christopher Michael Photo
Christopher Michael as Flight Deck Officer
Adrien Brody Photo
Adrien Brody as Dr. Bill Stewart
Jaime Gomez Photo
Jaime Gomez as Sgt. Lorenzo
William Sadler Photo
William Sadler as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
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863.99 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 3
1.56 GB
1912*1076
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by refinedsugar 5 / 10

Basic Cheeseburger & Fries

My dad took me to see 'Solo' back when it hit theaters in 1996. Even then I knew it wasn't great but still had fun. Returning to it nearly thirty years later this sentiment remains. It doesn't do anything new or flashy with it's cyborg formula, but if you tolerate a measure of predictability you'll find a few likable faces in the cast - Mario Van Peebles, William Sadler - and some well shot action pieces particularly towards the end.Solo (Peebles) is an experimental cyborg creation of the US Army who's sent on a field test in Central America to take out some bad goons, but when he disobeys orders because innocent people will be killed the decision is made to reprogram him. He can't allow that to happens due to his directives so he escapes his handlers and stands up for the poor innocent villagers as his own military sends in Col. Madden (Sadler) to capture or take him out by any means.Barry Corbin plays a one note General and in an earlier role it's Adrian Brody as the android doc who's sympathizes with Solo. Peebles turns in a wooden performance, but I guess you can say that's what was asked of him. Sadler is the biggest burst of energy as the lifelong military man resentful of a machine taking over a soldier's job and carries the task of being the bad guy effectively.If you ignore cliche emotional sentiment, tolerate minuscule character development and avoid thinking too deeply, 'Solo' makes for a passable low level action trip. Peebles physically looks very much up to the role and there's a few mild twist 'n turns along the way. Everything looks good too, but it's fairly uninspired.
Reviewed by lost-in-limbo 4 / 10

"Are there more like you back in America?"

This little b-grade straight-to-video action joint won't win any awards for it has been done to death, but for what it is… it made for a passable outing despite the predictable formulaic nature of the story, silly occurrences and mechanical action set-pieces. "Solo" actually had I thinking of Paul W. S. Anderson's big budgeted "Soldier" that came out two years later. The two surprisingly had some similarities just that "Solo" were set in modern times and in the humid jungle terrain, compared to the futuristic backdrop for "Soldier" which was much more expansive across the board. The basic plot is almost identical. Even a sequence involving a poisonous snake. While the screenplay for "Solo", is actually adapted off Robert Mason's novel "Weapon" and has shades of "Universal Soldier". Solo is cyborg that was created to be the perfect killing machine, but it disobeys an order when it meant killing innocent civilians. The army isn't particularly happy with it, so it plans to re-create it. But before doing that Solo escapes in to the South American jungle. There he helps out a small, poor village that are terrorised by rebel soldiers by providing them fighting spirit. But to top that off the Americans want their creation back, so a small elite group is sent in to get him back. Director Norberto Barba's handling for most part is rushed and lacklustre, where by hiding it with jaded editing and its techno special effects. Still it has some gusto in its climatic exchanges, especially in the one that comes from nowhere that sees two androids colliding. Don't try to compute the script either, sometimes sappy in its emotional details but never does it go beyond its comic-book approach. Mario Van Pebbles is surprisingly convincing, embodying that steely approach but also showing cracks of humane qualities (trying to understand the meaning of a bluff/joke and freaking you out with his cackling). Quite old-hat in the character portrayal, but well done. Having fun William Sadler provides the psychotic edge, as an army Colonel who disapproves of the Solo creation and would do anything to see it fail. "First rule of dealing with the devil. Don't". Going gawky is Adrien Brody as Solo's creator and Barry Corbin is the General in charge of the project. Soulless, but reliable entertainment."When you hunt a fox, bring your own dogs".
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