Men of War (1994)
Genre: Action
Duration: 103 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Perry Lang
Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Charlotte Lewis and BD Wong
IMDb score:
5,6 (4.997)
Releasedate: 4 September 1994
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Men of War plot
"Killers for hire are paid for what they can do, not for what they believe... until today."
Nick Gunnar takes a group of international mercenaries to an island somewhere in the South Seas. Their mission is to claim the rights to an unusual treasure that lies on the island. Many generations have tried to get hold of this treasure, but so far no one has succeeded.
Actors and actresses
Nick Gunar
Loki
Po
Ocker
Grace Lashield
Keefer
Blades
Warren
Jimmy G.
Nolan
Reviews & comments
Leno
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- 5921 messages
- 4415 votes
Successful action film that doesn't start off that strong, but sets things right once on the island. The setting is strong, beautifully shot on location. In addition, the action scenes are excellent and the colorful characters, no matter how cliché, are quite entertaining. Lundgren is fine as the lead in one of his best films.
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Filmkriebel
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- 10012 messages
- 4678 votes
Standard action film with few surprises but well staged. A bit Expendables-esque with the group of mercenaries, and with a final battle that reminded me of Commando. At least an attempt is made to spin a story in which Nick Gunnar decides to help and protect the islanders against some capitalist exploiters. Most of the action comes in the last 20 minutes. It remains ridiculous that a war is being waged here for bat poop, but Men of War does have more of those kinds of comic moments.
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jordandejong
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- 4774 messages
- 1432 votes
The last half hour makes up for a lot, because everything before that is not good.
It takes far too long before we get any significant action. The mercenaries end up on the island and then drown themselves in endless sweet dialogues with the locals. Lundgren is also just a jerk who doesn't have the charisma to carry such a film.
It is also striking how many comedy elements there are. Sometimes successful, often not at all. The main bad guy is almost disturbingly wrong and overacted. The primitive people of a remote island speak smoother English than Dolph. It's all those kinds of things that make it all very wrong. But not in a way that can compensate for the unbridled lack of action.
And with about half an hour to go, the action finally starts and there is quite a bit to enjoy. Remarkably gory for an action film too. A nice one liner here and there (Don't Sneak up on Me, the Lundgren version of Stick Around)
So it closes well enough for a small 3.0*. But judging by the first hour, that could also have been 2.0*.
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