Very Disappointing Movie

Rating: 5/10 (21 May 2009)

I think in order to deserve the honor of being known by 3 letters, you have to actually do something notable. Terminator Salvation, or T4, is definitely not that notable achievement for McG. The flaws of this movie are so numerous, it would be difficult to explain all of them with any amount of detail in 5000 words, never-mind the 1000 we are allotted in these reviews. T4 suffers from lack of plot, terrible acting, pretty bad dialog, and last but not least...over dependence on action and CG to carry the movie. If you were to watch the other movies and then this one right after it might fare better. However as a stand alone movie it fails. What makes matters worse is the movie has a very slow start. Truthfully, I nearly walked out of the theater several times during the first 45 minutes. What redeems this movie slightly is the last half which will keep you on the edge of your seat...a little. I do not think Christian Bale was the correct actor for the role of John Connor. His performance was bland and devoid of emotion. It reminded me quite a bit of how he approached the role of Batman, right down to the vocal style. The other actors were forgettable in their performances especially Bryce Dallas Howard who puzzles me with how she still gets acting gigs with lousy job after lousy job. If you are a Terminator fan, see this movie. It has enough entertainment value to last one viewing. However the average moviegoer will not enjoy this movie at all.