Men of War (1994)
6/10
Not Reinventing the Wheel
15 November 2020
A group of stereotypes (including all your favourites: the noble leader, the big angry black man, the one who adopts culture, and the token woman) take a job from two standard businessmen, to take over an island from natives (sharing all the characteristics of Ewoks: friendly, lovable, but fearless) with challenges coming from the British bad guy (why are they always British?). They battle through a series of clichés and a Colonel Trautman-esque character pops up every so often.

So, is it groundbreaking? No not in the slightest. But it's a film where the star is literally called 'Gunar', you're not here for a deep and philosophical story. The action and fight scenes are good, the one-liners are typically terrible (which is why they're so good), and everything you expect in an action B-movie with a Lundgren/JCVD/etc lead is there. Enjoyable, not life-changing.
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