Men of War
USA 1994. Director: Perry Lang
Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Trevor Goddard, Catherine Bell, Charlotte Lewis

Dolphie plays Nick-Gunnar, the Swedish leader of a gang of hand-picked mercenaries who is hired to talk a small South-American village into leaving their land so ruthless private investors can exploit it. Of course the people won't leave, otherwise it wouldn't have been much of a film. But Nick-Gunnar falls in love with the land and the people and leaves his team of mercenaries. Only problem, the company who hired him instead hires a local baddie (Australian actor Trevor Goddard) and then, you know, it's war. Perhaps I appreciated the flick because Dolph is Swedish, but that don't make much sense either, I usually don't like his films. But here he gets to shout in Swedish ("stanna era jävlar!") and shoot with the Carl-Gustaf machine-gun. It even feels like the film is sponsored by Bofors Weapon Industries or something because Dolph keep reminding us repeatedly how good his genuine Swedish weapons are. Nonetheless the film isn't particularly well made, just the standard low-budget production values, ham-fisted editing and irritating library music. But the dialogue, courtesy of Lone Star writer/director John Sayles, is cool enough, and the salty mercenaries colorful enough, to make it work. Especially good is Catherine Bell (from TV's JAG) as Dolph's trusty sidekick. But Charlotte Lewis (Dial Help) is wasted big time, despite second biggest credit, as she hardly speaks a word and does just about nothing at all. All in all, one of Dolph's better movies.