Hope that red light is out for good

Rating: 6/10 (18 July 2003)

Greetings again from the darkness. I absolutely loved the first Terminator and thought the sequel was one of the best sequels ever made (outside of "Godfather II"). Arnold was born to play this role and seems to enjoy it. However, the act is a bit tired now - and Arnold is looking a little wrinkled for a robot. Anyway, decent story with Nick Stahl ("In the Bedroom") as a 20 something John Conner and the always wonderful Claire Danes as the female fill in for the not present Linda Hamilton. I am really glad Danes is acting full time again. Although it has been almost 10 years since her TV breakout, she is just now coming in to her own as an actress. "The Hours" and "Igby Goes Down", along with this performance show she is trying to find her niche. Very skilled and not bad to look at, the next few roles are crucial to her career as either a star or character actress. I just hope she continues to produce quality turns. Model Kristanna Loken is the T-X, or Terminatrix (get it?) who is after John Conner. A far more powerful and efficient killing machine than Arnold, but somehow she continually falls just short. Not sure how director Johnathan Mostow ("U-571") lucked into this gig, but at least he doesn't muck it up. This is just a story that has had its day and should be appreciated for what it gave us. Let Arnold run for office and let Hollywood move on.