Movie Reviewed: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Director: James Cameron
Date Watched: 8 July 2021
jamesintexas rating: ****
A potent, mesmerizing mix of action, jaw-dropping special effects that hold up, and powerful storytelling. Schwarzenegger has never been better; less is more from his stoic, Frankenstein's monster-performance. This time, I was moved by Edward Furlong's vulnerable performance as young John Connor and the relationship with Sarah Connor (the always great but really great here Linda Hamilton). The ending closes on shots of the open road, clearly a reach towards the driving of the first film, but overall, the film wrestles with a fiercely determined villain, the T-1000 (Robert Patrick), clad in the terrifying carte blanche uniform of the LAPD. Cameron's storytelling, with broad strokes, always appeals to me. A classic.
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