Much better than expected

Rating: 8/10 (15 July 2003)

Actually very exciting and Arnie was great in it (with the little he had
to do), but the money was well spent and the action scenes were
excellent. Very surprised by the dark twist and cold ending, but
admire that for not being so sentimental and predictable -
although it sets up the premise for a sequel well. Still, unfortunate
not to see Edward Furlong, although Nick Stahl was good and
Linda Hamilton was sorely missed. However, the action was just
great and the film was so much more exciting that any action flick
I'd seen in years - because it was pure popcorn and escapism, no
hidden agendas or deep subtleties - just straight, solid well-made
entertainment and that has been lacking for a while (not the
entertainment, just the well-made part!). I'll definitely go and see it
again and hope everyone else considers it to be a worthy sequel,
although not in the league of 1 or 2, but still one of the top action
films so far in this decade.