Galactic wars of the near-future are fought by soldiers trained from infancy to be merciless, obedient warriors. But times change. New bio-engineered combatants make veterans like Sgt. Todd (Russell) obsolete. But don't expect to toss Todd on the scrap heap of history without a fight. Fans of sci-fi action get their viewing orders with Soldier, a hot-wired-to-tomorrow adventure written by David Webb Peoples and directed by Paul Anderson. Spectacular in scale, Soldier backs its searing action with a startling vision in which mammoth "crawler" vehicles roam, planetary outcasts survive and the jetsam of Earth's past and technology is almost beyond human control. It's a vision that's more than an eerie future. It's a total combat zone.