Plot Set in 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man who has the unenviable task of leading the human resistance against the Terminators and Skynet.
But the future Connor was raised to believe is completely different to that his mother told him.
Part of this altered future is Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a man who doesn't know what day or year it is, his last memory is being on death row.
Connor must decide whether or not to trust Wright. As Skynet prepares its final assault, Connor and Marcus find themselves in the Skynet’s operations, where they uncover the secret behind the possible destruction of the human race.
Summary
I am a massive fan of the Terminator franchise, I was really looking forward to what direction this movie would take.
Kyle Reese's (Anton Yelchin) vision of the future from the first film, has changed widly from what we see in Terminator Salvation and I feel that is a good touch.
I enjoyed director MCG's (Charlies Angels: Full Throttle & We Are Marshall) vision of what the future was to look like.
The problem with the film is that the main plot line of the resistance fighting against Skynet is lost and becomes secondary to the story of Marcus Wright and his befriending of Reese.
The worst part about the film was that I cared more about Wright than the Connor character, that should not happen.
John Connor is the man who ties everything together. Sympathy and emotion is built for him in T:2 and dare I even say T:3, but not here.
This film lacked the connection with Connor and instead of being a guy who has lived through this before he seemed to be just a badass rebel.
Overall
It's a film that serves a purpose in the Terminator franchise, but only just.
I like the fact the ending opens up the possibility for a sequel, but I was left wondering what actually was achieved by Connor and Wright.
If it is a superb action flick with great effects you are looking for then by all means see this film.
If you are a fan of the series, then unfortunately this is not a worthy successor to the first two films.
Crunch Rating -
“I like the fact the ending opens up the possibility for a sequel, but I was left wondering what actually was achieved by Connor and Wright.”
ReplyDeleteThis reviewer completely sums up how I feel about this movie with the above comment. I was very much looking forward to seeing this movie as were most people who grew up in the 90’s. Sadly it just did not deliver.
Christian Bale is one of my favourite actors but I also feel he was a let down. Best part of the movie was seeing Arnie as a Terminator again.