Admittedly, I am not a "Terminator" fan. I saw the first one and it was memorable only becuse of Arnold's famous line and "Beauty and the Beast's" heroine, Linda Hamilton. When my friend suggested we see this one, I agreed only because there was nothing else at the dollar movie I wanted to see and I did appreciate Christian Bale in both "Batman" movies. Bale's dark, mysterious nature was perfect for the superhero in black leather, but as the human hero of this latest save the world from destruction film, his dark side never let in enough light to allow us me warm up to him. I was disappointed in Bale's performance and found myself caring more for the baaaad, death row inmate played by the beautiful blue-eyed Australian with a great voice, Sam Worthington. Though it is a suporting actor role, it is a great character who is given a second chance to do some good with his life, and Worthington deserves kudos for his performance. I can't wait to see him in the upcoming "Clash of the Titans," where we are sure to see more of his toned, tanned and buff body.
The amazing little mute with gigantic hair won me over at her first puppy dog stare. As the inmate's companion Jadagrace Berry portrays a young homeless survivor who is smart and sensitive and will tug at your heart trings without speaking a word. She is magical.
You know a character is miscast when you find yourself trying to replace them in the movie. Connor's wife was so poorly cast, I found myself looking for another love interest for him, someone who would make him smile and lighten up a little, and with whom there was some chemistry.
Regrdless of my lack of enthusiasm for this movie, you fans of the series will love it. The action is fantastic and the story is very good with some surprising twists you don't see coming. I wondered if Arnold would channel his catch phrase, "I'll be back" and I wasn't disappointed.
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I haven't seen the movie, but I can already tell that I'll agree with your analysis of Christian Bale. He's a nasty person in every movie I've ever seen him in, and I formed that opinion long before all those news reports about him attacking his mom and sister came out.
ReplyDeleteI've always heard that actors can't play characters who are smarter than they really are. Maybe they can't play characters who are nicer than they really are either!