I hope Cameron is cursing Mostow

Rating: Null/10 (11 July 2003)

Abysmal.
James Cameron's first two Terminator movies were among the greatest action movies made and are compelling even after numerous viewings as Cameron knows how to tell a story.
Jonathan Mostow, along with hordes of writers and producers, creates a typical Hollywood action movie that captures none of the feel of the originals. It seems as if no thought were given to any aspect of this movie except its special effects. The pacing is terrible, removing any sense of dread or feeling of suspense. The acting is likewise cardboard and you feel no sympathy for Connor or Brewster. Bizarrely, Arnold, through use of comic gimmicks, bad writing, and little acting, is totally unconvincing as a robot (the one role he seemed able to successfully play) and becomes mostly buffoonish.
If this movie had been made without Terminator in the title and without Arnold in the cast, it would not have made $100, as it's totally uninspired and unconvincing. Instead, people are flocking to it to for the wrong reasons. James Cameron (with help from Linda Hamilton, William Wisher Jr, and ideas culled from Harlan Ellison) was what made the original movies works of art. It was not the special effects or Arnold. It was good storytelling.
Perhaps rather than hoping Cameron is cursing Mostow for the terrible quality of this sequel, I should be hoping that Mostow is weeping at what at hack he is, knowing he contributed to a multi-million dollar scam against movie goers.