Good But Not As Good As First Two

Rating: 7/10 (1 July 2003)

Terminator 3 has several strengths. I think the actor playing John Connor is very good. Claire Danes is very good as the woman caught up in the mayhem. The movie also has very good action scenes. Best of all, it comes in at about two hours, which comes as a welcome relief for those who thought movies like "Matrix Reloaded" and "Hulk" would never end. Therefore, I recommend this movie. However, the movie is not as good as the first two movies, which are classics. As good as the actor playing John Connor is, he is not as good as Eddie Furlong in the same role in "Terminator 2." I also really missed Linda Hamilton who anchored the first two movies. The new villain in T3 is not nearly as menancing as the T-1000 in "Terminator 2" probably because Robert Patrick is a better actor than the one they have in T3. Finally, I was not crazy about the ending. I will give nothing away, but it is a real disappointment. I honestly don't know how audiences will respond to this ending. I think they will be disappointed.