A scientist discovers three blonde Ivan Drago-ish Russian super-soldier mutations buried in a state of cryogenic slumber in the snow of the Canadian north. The Russians are awakened to wreak all sorts of havoc.
ICE SOLDIERS seems promising at first, beginning with a very brief back-story, which is actually much better than the front-story, to 1963, immediately after the Cuban Missile Crisis. The filming is expertly done: This is not one of those super-amateurish Indies made on a $500 budget, nor is it--thank God!--another "found footage" affair. Though a little staid, over-rehearsed, and reminiscent of many 80s/90s thrillers, the acting, directions, and script are all pretty decent. The problem is that nothing particularly interesting happens here, mostly just a lot on the Americans/Canadians fighting it out with the renegade Russians, a lot of tromping around in the snow, etc. Boorish and predictable for most of its length, ICE SOLDIERS degenerates to just plain silly and unintentionally (?) funny during its last 20-30 minutes.
ICE SOLDIERS seems promising at first, beginning with a very brief back-story, which is actually much better than the front-story, to 1963, immediately after the Cuban Missile Crisis. The filming is expertly done: This is not one of those super-amateurish Indies made on a $500 budget, nor is it--thank God!--another "found footage" affair. Though a little staid, over-rehearsed, and reminiscent of many 80s/90s thrillers, the acting, directions, and script are all pretty decent. The problem is that nothing particularly interesting happens here, mostly just a lot on the Americans/Canadians fighting it out with the renegade Russians, a lot of tromping around in the snow, etc. Boorish and predictable for most of its length, ICE SOLDIERS degenerates to just plain silly and unintentionally (?) funny during its last 20-30 minutes.