'DONT put the kid in the picture...'

Rating: 7/10 (20 January 2007)

This film suffers from its PG certificate. Out goes the violence, nudity and bleak depictions of urban America in comes the 'jokes' the ill thought out war=bad philosophy and a whiny irritating pubescent to corner the teen girl market. The Terminater is no longer the killing machine of yore, he shoots his enemy's in the knee cap, we have cliché laden dialogue 'why are your eyes leaking' 'what is the emotion called love human?'...terrible, terrible. The film is plainly aimed at the teen market, from the mall setting, teen lead and junk food and video game product placement it suffers as a result. It has many plot holes in it which other reviewers have covered. The acting from Lijnda Hamilton was competent though i didn't believe her descent in to psychosis. But is does have some saving elements, for those who saw the film at the cinema the effects did seem revolutionary at the time. The chase sequences though repeated endlessly are fast paced if doubtful. In summation this sequel should have been an 18 and included a better cleverer script, but it made millions and a sequel to this sequel was inevitable.