Directed by: Alan Taylor
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, J.K. Simmons
Running time: 126 minutes
Kyle Reese, a soldier
involved in John Connor’s post-apocalyptic war against Skynet, is sent back
from 2029 to 1984 to save Sarah Connor, John’s mother, from death. As he arrives
in 1984, he finds a world whose timeline was majorly changed by Skynet.
Arnold reprises his role as the original Terminator, who is now sort of a father figure to Sarah Connor. It’s a big stretch. At least, he had a few moments that made me smile or chuckle. The Kyle Reese character just looks so inapt, and Jason Clarke was not memorable in the role. Emilia Clarke was a weird choice to play Sarah Connor, after witnessing how badass Linda Hamilton was in the role originally. She feels like a child playing a woman you are supposed to fear a little. As it was, you cannot help but wonder how this trio can prevail in its mission.
The story of this fifth installment in the Terminator franchise just feels like a silly rehash in an attempt to revitalize something long dead and gone. It’s recycling bits and pieces of various things to try and make something worthwhile. Not very successful.
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