Terminator Dark Fate

 

Terminator 5 Dark Fate 2019

• Director: Nicole Holofcener
• Based on a book: no
• Cast: Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwartzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Linda Hamilton – Terminator et al, Dante’s Peak, Hill Street Blues
• Arnold Schwartznegger – Terminator et al, Twins, Dave
• Mackenzie Davis – Blade Runner 2049, The Martian, What If
• Why? It’s Terminator
• Seen: 11 September 2020      

       Is this a film that should never have been made? I seem to remember it getting bad reviews. But still, it’s Terminator.

       Once Sarah Connor (Hamilton) saved everybody, including John. In this one, teen-aged John is killed by a Terminator (Schwartzenegger) in the first minute. Then 22 years later an enhanced human Grace (Davis) drops onto the street from the future to protect Dani (Reyes) from the bad Terminator (Luna).

       There’s a story, somewhat plagiarised from the first film. There’s fighting and car chases too.

       Enter mega-weapon bearing Sarah to the rescue who rescues then says grimly ,’I’ll be back.’ That got a mini-laugh.

       Yes, the film is probably unnecessary but there are some good lines and it’s touching to see the aging Terminator and Sarah again. There’s even an interesting twist to the story. If there had been less mindless action and exploding it would have been, well, almost good.

 

2½ * of 5