"Terminator 2: Judgment Day": A Perfect Film

Rating: 10/10 (8 March 2019)

Fresh out of the 90s, the greatest era of film, 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' is undoubtedly the greatest movie of all time, as it is the only one that is able to incorporate everything that makes up a great movie and still keep the film afloat.
Set 13 years after its predecessor, 'Terminator 2' sees the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, in an easy career best performance, but unlike the first, he is now protecting John Connor (Edward Furlong) from the more advanced T-1000 (Robert Patrick).
The performances in this film are all superb at the minimum. Arnold Schwarzenegger is able to deliver such an emotional and heartfelt performance, which he is able to do whilst successfully playing a emotionless robot trained to kill. Linda Hamilton, who reprises her role as Sarah Connor, now tougher and willing to do anything to protect her son, gives an excellent performance that is able to stand its ground alongside Arnie as the Terminator. Edward Furlong provides the greatest performance by a child actor ever in his believable and genuine take on the teenager John Connor. And last, but not least, Robert Patrick gives a bone chilling execution of the T-1000, making him one of the greatest villains of all time. And it's not only these four who deliver great performances; it's the whole cast.
Although the box office suggests it isn't, James Cameron's directorial performance is easily his best as well as one of the greatest ever. He is able to keep the film consistent without over-complicating anything, something that many directors are unable to do. But not only in the directorial area he succeeds, as his and William Wisher's screenplay is able to tell an action packed yet super thematic screenplay, which as well as tell the tale of a robot protecting a young boy, questions the very ideals of humanity. Every single scene in this film, each one containing a quote or action etched into pop-culture history, has you gripped and wanting more, and all these flawless scenes accumulate towards the ending, the greatest scene in film history. Only in these scenes have I laughed, cried, felt happy and sad all simultaneously. It's the perfect end to a perfect film. "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" is, by all means, a perfect film
Rating: 10/10
Grade: A+