Good but overrated

Rating: 6/10 (5 January 2014)

This is one of the few examples of a film where Arnold Schwarzenegger pulls of a good performance, as an emotionless cyborg. And that isn't sarcasm I really mean Arnie pulls off an excellent performance. The film is essentially divided into two sections. One is where Arnie's T-800 goes on a LA wide killing spree, which is the best part. The second section on the other hand is packed with Jim Cameronesque preachy symbolism and dull to lifeless performances by supporting characters. The epicentre of this A bomb of underacting is Michael Biehn's dreadful performance as Kyle Reese. Biehn joins Hayden Christiansen and Ahmed Best in my personal collection of terrible performances in a sci-fi film. He seems to have an emotionless quality to his acting that makes half of the film unbearable. Apart from that, the film is brilliant and I thoroughly recommend seeing it.