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Jan 25, 2020N13m4nd rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I love this movie. It does not follow Heinlein’s book, so don’t go into it expecting that. In fact, it doesn’t do what the director meant to do, either. On the commentary track Verhoeven points out the anti-war, anti-fascism messages in the film, and it’s true that some of the characters wear uniforms reminiscent of the Nazis. But Verhoeven missed his mark and when you’re watching beautiful people do exciting things while accompanied by heroic music, ironic sub-text vanishes like a snowflake in the sun and what’s left is a rip-roaring action yarn with spectacular special effects. It’s cartoonish and the characters are one-dimensional, but on its own merits as an action movie, this is one of the best of the genre.