Director: McG
Writers: John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris
Writers: John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris
Cast: Linda Hamilton, Christian Bale, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Ironside, Jane Alexander, Chris Ashworth, Joe Basile, Chris Browning, Lorenzo Callender, Terry Crews and others
Release date: 14 May 2009
Genres: Action, Drama, Sci Fi, Adventure, Thriller
Poor Christian Bale. If the Dark Knight overshadowed him in his last outing as Batman, then here, it is man-machine, Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington) who manages to walk away with more applause as compared to John Connor, the savior of the human race in this indeterminate war between man and machine. Is Wright the new Terminator who switches sides, like Arnold Schwarzennegar did in the earlier sequels? Is he a friend or foe to Connor and his kin? Go find out, but only after an explosion of in-your-face action that keeps the clock ticking in this apocalyptic war that doesn't seem so distant anymore.
2018? Now that isn't aeons away, is it? Skynet seems to have destroyed most of mankind in a nuclear holocaust, leaving the resistance a spent force that seeks refuge in a submarine. It's left to messiah-vigilante, John Connor to lead the war-weary army for the final assault against the nuts and bolts enemy. But before he can do that, he must save the future messiah, Kyle Reese (Anton Yelchin), who has been kidnapped by Skynet. And the only way he can do it is by seeking the help of Marcus, a machine in the garb of a human. Can he trust Marcus, like he once trusted Arnie? Is the machine man's master or friend? Do machines have a sense of values too?
Ethical questions. Important questions. Topical questions. Specially since civilisation is hurtling towards a mecha world. The film scores heavily in the action sequences and uses them effectively to tell the story of survival and hope. The screenplay may be weak, but you actually don't miss the spoken word in this high-octane drama that throws up a new hero in Marcus Wright.
2018? Now that isn't aeons away, is it? Skynet seems to have destroyed most of mankind in a nuclear holocaust, leaving the resistance a spent force that seeks refuge in a submarine. It's left to messiah-vigilante, John Connor to lead the war-weary army for the final assault against the nuts and bolts enemy. But before he can do that, he must save the future messiah, Kyle Reese (Anton Yelchin), who has been kidnapped by Skynet. And the only way he can do it is by seeking the help of Marcus, a machine in the garb of a human. Can he trust Marcus, like he once trusted Arnie? Is the machine man's master or friend? Do machines have a sense of values too?
Ethical questions. Important questions. Topical questions. Specially since civilisation is hurtling towards a mecha world. The film scores heavily in the action sequences and uses them effectively to tell the story of survival and hope. The screenplay may be weak, but you actually don't miss the spoken word in this high-octane drama that throws up a new hero in Marcus Wright.