Separating the wheat from the chaff

Rating: Null/10 (22 July 2003)

After reading some of the both grovelly and negative reviews around the place (I won't refer to which ones or where they might be, but everybody knows what I'm talking about), I thought I'd do a brief one of my own for movie go-ers.
Hopefully, I can even out the positives and the negatives and give you an idea what you are in store to see without giving spoilers.
Firstly, the positives.

1. This is Johnathan Mostows own piece of art. He does not try to imitate James Camerons style.
2. Many brilliant, detailed action scenes.
3. Clever plot twists.
4. The T-X is was cleverly conceived, a worthy successor to the T-1000. 5. Classic 'Arnold' moments.
6. Good ending, conjuring bittersweet emotions (in a form which sets it apart from the other two films, I might add)

Now, the negatives.

1. Poor incidental music. No real themes for each character.
2. Lacking in exposition in characters (especially the nature of the T-850). Also a little lacking in exposition in general (I think) - perhaps a novelisation could fill these gaps.
3. Emotional flow of movie a little off balance (a problem I also noticed in Mostows U-571)
4. Some cross-movie continuity errors (forgivable ones, I might add). Just remember the numbers '10' and '13'.
My overall assessment 7 1/2 out of 10. Certainly worth going to see. Don't go with *too* high expectations, but be rest assured, this is *not* flop material.