Judgment Day for Arnold's Career

Rating: 1/10 (5 July 2003)

This movie was simply awful. The first 2 Terminator movies were pieces of scifi history. This contrived piece of crap is nothing more than a standard action flick. Arnold delivered comedic line after comedic line after comedic line. That might not have been so offensive if this was Commando II. However, for a Terminator film, it's insulting to its legacy. The absence of Cameron and Hamilton is noticeable, and Stahl and Daines (who appears to be 35 now) are unconvincing, at best. Arnold attempts to carry the movie with standard action stunts and one liners, but there's no meat to this sandwich, folks. The story is lame, and the characters are worse. The ending isn't a surprise to anyone familiar with the scifi genre, wherein surprise "unhappy endings" abound. If you can, avoid it at all costs. Personally, I hope Arnold doesn't come back for any future cinematic outings. Not until he's gotten a better agent.