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Mired in its muddled mythology, Terminator: Genisys is a lurching retread that lacks the thematic depth, conceptual intelligence, or visual thrills that launched this once-mighty franchise.
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Part of what makes Terminator Genisys so pitiful as an evening out is that all the actors do over and over again is tell us why they're in a particular scene and why the movie exists. Jul 9, 2015 | Full Review…
Part of what makes Terminator Genisys so pitiful as an evening out is that all the actors do over and over again is tell us why they're in a particular scene and why the movie exists.
Wesley Morris
Of course the special effects are more impressive than ever. But nearly every curveball offered up in this new parallel-universe version of the Terminator world isn't as interesting or as original as the timeline we loved in the first place. Jul 3, 2015 | Rating: 2.0
Of course the special effects are more impressive than ever. But nearly every curveball offered up in this new parallel-universe version of the Terminator world isn't as interesting or as original as the timeline we loved in the first place.
Richard Roeper
Terminator: Genisys, however, has none of the stakes, and none of the moral preoccupations, of its predecessors. Jul 3, 2015 | Full Review…
Terminator: Genisys, however, has none of the stakes, and none of the moral preoccupations, of its predecessors.
Megan Garber
Arnie's Arnie - and for some of us that's enough. He's back. Jul 3, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Arnie's Arnie - and for some of us that's enough. He's back.
David Sexton
"Terminator Genisys" is the first fully worthy successor to Cameron's original films and it shows Arnold may be old, but he's not obsolete. Jul 2, 2015 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
"Terminator Genisys" is the first fully worthy successor to Cameron's original films and it shows Arnold may be old, but he's not obsolete.
Tom Long
As ill-conceived as it is ill-spelt, Terminator Genisys fires a rocket-propelled grenade into its own franchise. Jul 2, 2015 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
As ill-conceived as it is ill-spelt, Terminator Genisys fires a rocket-propelled grenade into its own franchise.
Kate Muir
In place of Cameron's relentless action-inventiveness, we get derivative hackery and callbacks to action sequences that were better staged 25 years ago. Jan 9, 2020 | Full Review…
In place of Cameron's relentless action-inventiveness, we get derivative hackery and callbacks to action sequences that were better staged 25 years ago.
Chris McCoy
[T]he story itself is well written with characters well crafted and yes, subtly nuanced. While the film is heavy on technology and action for set piece driven visuals, it is the character driven story elements that propel Genisys forward. Dec 8, 2019 | Full Review…
[T]he story itself is well written with characters well crafted and yes, subtly nuanced. While the film is heavy on technology and action for set piece driven visuals, it is the character driven story elements that propel Genisys forward.
Debbie Lynn Elias
Going to see this movie means absolute suspension of disbelief in every way. Don't analyze. Oct 16, 2019 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
Going to see this movie means absolute suspension of disbelief in every way. Don't analyze.
Leslie Combemale
Arnold is back, and it's great to see him prove once and for all that he may be old - but he's definitely not obsolete. Jul 5, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Arnold is back, and it's great to see him prove once and for all that he may be old - but he's definitely not obsolete.
Matthew Lucas
It's damning that calling Genisys 'competent' or 'better than expected' somehow feels like praise, but there's a lot to enjoy here once you look past the franchise fatigue. May 7, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
It's damning that calling Genisys 'competent' or 'better than expected' somehow feels like praise, but there's a lot to enjoy here once you look past the franchise fatigue.
Tom Bond
There were so many missed opportunities in Terminator Genisys. Apr 25, 2019 | Rating: D+ | Full Review…
There were so many missed opportunities in Terminator Genisys.
Rachel Wagner
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