too short

Rating: 8/10 (3 July 2003)

This movie was quite satisfactory as an addition to the other two Terminator stories. The action sequences were exactly what one might expect, and the characterization was similarly as desired. Arnold especially shines in somewhat of an unintended comedic light.
But I couldn't help feeling like this movie was just a very expensive campaign ad in which time was being paid for by the minute in order to remind the people of California who Arnold is.
This movie runs just over an hour and a half and I felt that it was missing something. All the essential plot elements were there, but there was no detail. There were no sub-plots or interesting secondary characters, and the resolution was unnecessarily quick.
On the other hand, there was nothing superfluous in this movie. Every scene drove the action forward and provided entertainment in many forms. I just wish that, with the $200 million budget, they could have drawn it out a bit. Hopefully there will be another sequel soon in order to fulfill the missing element.