@REEL_DEAL2026-01-21 17:00 UTC
The Soldier with Great Maneuvers has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
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1978 · Comedy
The Soldier with Great Maneuvers
BURN INDEX · PLATFORM AVG
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Doctor Eva Marini takes up a position at an army base to investigate the sexual behavior of the Italian male soldier and soon finds out she's taken on more than she bargained for.
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RELEASE DATE
1978
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GENRE
Comedy
PLOT SUMMARY
Doctor Eva Marini takes up a position at an army base to investigate the sexual behavior of the Italian male soldier and soon finds out she's taken on more than she bargained for.
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@ROW_F_REGRET2026-01-10 22:00 UTC
Watched The Soldier with Great Maneuvers so you don't have to. You're welcome.
@ENDING_LEAKS2026-01-20 07:00 UTC
The Soldier with Great Maneuvers put every joke in the trailer and then dared us to sit through the rest.
@SCREEN_SHADE2026-01-09 18:00 UTC
Even the popcorn looked bored during The Soldier with Great Maneuvers.
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Why is The Soldier with Great Maneuvers roasted on Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Soldier with Great Maneuvers (1978) is served a mixed roast on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 50/100. Doctor Eva Marini takes up a position at an army base to investigate the sexual behavior of the Italian male soldier and soon finds out she's taken on more than she bargained for.
What streaming era or audience vibe does The Soldier with Great Maneuvers fit best?+
The Soldier with Great Maneuvers works best as a classic vault title for re-roast nights for comedy fans. With a Burn Index of 50/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is The Soldier with Great Maneuvers worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Soldier with Great Maneuvers lands at 50/100 Burn — solid for genre fans, skippable if you want a guaranteed classic.
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r/criticalkino · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 2.6k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in The Soldier with Great Maneuvers?
Rewatched The Soldier with Great Maneuvers last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/flicks · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 1.6k points
The cinematography in The Soldier with Great Maneuvers is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Honestly, The Soldier with Great Maneuvers would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/boxoffice · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 3.0k points
Hot Take: The Soldier with Great Maneuvers's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Look, I wanted to love The Soldier with Great Maneuvers. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/criticalkino · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 4.8k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in The Soldier with Great Maneuvers actually is?
Just got out of The Soldier with Great Maneuvers and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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