Arnold is at it again , at the respectable age of 68 and still manages to pull it off, though he is one of the few characters in this movie that actually feels as if he belongs there.
It's a great popcorn movie to watch lots of explosions, fights and a reasonable story all make the 2 hours running time fly past. However it does have it's share of problems biggest one is the miscasting of Sarah Conner in this installment.
Remember Linda Hamilton from the previous movies ? Her charisma, strength and borderline insanity just oozed from the screen making her a perfect match for the dangers that were lurking around each and every corner. In Genisys however, Emilia Clarke plays the role of Sarah and it just does not work. She is pretty , attractive, but there is no strength , charisma or dedication in her performance she is "just" a girl not a worthy adversary for the truckloads of terminators on her tail. Together with a really bad makeup job on John Connor, this is a little distracting.
But all in all, the movie still works the fights, the Schwarzenegger and some humor make for a good and entertaining watch. As with all these movies, switch off brain, hand in popcorn, and be entertained !
Side-note : Why is it o.k. to show so much violence in a movie and not o.k. to see two people naked ? The camera really has a hard time to avoid Emilia's breasts and Jai's male parts. Shame such movies are not made in Europe as naturally showing people distracts way less from the story than awkwardly trying to avoid showing any skin. Grow up USA.
It's a great popcorn movie to watch lots of explosions, fights and a reasonable story all make the 2 hours running time fly past. However it does have it's share of problems biggest one is the miscasting of Sarah Conner in this installment.
Remember Linda Hamilton from the previous movies ? Her charisma, strength and borderline insanity just oozed from the screen making her a perfect match for the dangers that were lurking around each and every corner. In Genisys however, Emilia Clarke plays the role of Sarah and it just does not work. She is pretty , attractive, but there is no strength , charisma or dedication in her performance she is "just" a girl not a worthy adversary for the truckloads of terminators on her tail. Together with a really bad makeup job on John Connor, this is a little distracting.
But all in all, the movie still works the fights, the Schwarzenegger and some humor make for a good and entertaining watch. As with all these movies, switch off brain, hand in popcorn, and be entertained !
Side-note : Why is it o.k. to show so much violence in a movie and not o.k. to see two people naked ? The camera really has a hard time to avoid Emilia's breasts and Jai's male parts. Shame such movies are not made in Europe as naturally showing people distracts way less from the story than awkwardly trying to avoid showing any skin. Grow up USA.