Very Good...Until You Realize The Plot Hole

Rating: 1/10 (22 May 2009)

I'll admit the plot device of a machine that doesn't know it's a machine was clever, and I would liked to have found out a little more about Marcus' past. And Skynet's plan to wipe out the resistance would have done Sun Tzu proud. But all the way through, something was nagging at me, and not in a good way. It took me about ten minutes after the movie was over to realize it.
Skynet's plan was to capture Kyle Reese, John Connor's father, and take him to one of its bases, then lure John in to rescue him. Once he arrived, then he would be captured and both of them would be killed, thus eliminating the threat to it throughout the time stream. But here's the problem: the plot hole, once you realize it, sinks the whole movie.
Skynet never learned the identity of John Connor's father, so how would it know which human to use as bait? The movie probably could've been just as good without this little bit, but maybe the screenwriters decided to get clever and throw it in, I don't know. All I do know is that one bit ruined an otherwise pretty good film.