This movie has more military setpieces than action scenes, preferring the fighter-turned-lover narrative over stock spectacle, and it works pretty well. Kurt Russell brings the perfect combination of badass and pathos to the role, and the story doesn’t get in its own way or overcomplicate things.
Closest comparison: It’s like Unchained by way of Enemy Mine.
Setting: Sci-fi
Plot: Redemption
Tone: Action