It sure delivers the goods

Rating: 9/10 (2 July 2003)

Was I scared of this sequel!!!
Although i really liked Terminator 2, there were some aspects of the casting that greatly annoyed me. I found Edward Furlong and Linda Hamilton totally miscast for their roles. No such problem with T3. The casting is perfect. The story line is intelligent and goes way beyond what could be expected from a sequel.
The Terminatrix is truly steel cold and Arnold holds his own, with a slight touch of "cabotinage" (which could be roughly translated from french as "hot-dogging"). The actors deliver... Nick Stahl and Claire Danes are totally credible in their roles (while, i must say it again, Furlong and Hamilton were not).
The effects are so seamless that we cannot see any CGI or mechanical effects, which is the mark of a great effort and success.
Jonathan Mostow does deliver similar results than J. Cameron. In a way, he doesn't have a signature style while Cameron has one that can sometimes be distracting.
In short, very honest work - a lot of bang for the buck. No oscar material but this is entertainment - and it sure is entertaining. It kills me that some people went into the next door theater to see "28 days after" (the king of the stinkers) instead of T3.