“Terminator: Dark Fate”

This movie bombed big time at the box office and it’s a real shame because it kicks some major ass. After 2 big dumpster fires called “Salvation” and “Genysis” they finally got back to basics and did this franchise a solid. Taking place after the events of T2: Judgement Day, a really good Terminator movie, we meet a new protector arriving on earth played by Mackenzie Davis who like Linda Hamilton has hit the gym and then some. Holy shit. Her job is to protect a latina named Dani who will be carrying the future savior of mankind. If all this sounds familiar, it should. Much of this film is a combination of storylines taken from T1 & T2. May as well take from the best. Sarah Connor returns in bad ass fashion to lend her support as she travels the country killing off terminators with her giant elephant gun. Linda Hamilton is a very welcome return to the franchise despite her face looking like a catchers mask and her voice sounding like a pack of Camels. It’s Linda Hamilton playing Sarah Connor, so who cares. Arnold is back and he’s great known as Carl in this movie and living in exile as a drapery business owner. He actually spends a couple minutes talking about drapes. Hysterical. He gets sucked in to help, even though Connor wants to kill him. the action is great. There are 2 terrific action sequences. One at the very beginning on the highway and the other on a damn. Both are very exciting. This movie works because it gives you exactly what you want. You want the the Terminator, Sarah, robots and action. You got it. You also want a coherent story which was missing in the last 2 films and you got that too. Too bad nobody wanted to see this in the theaters because it’s a lot of fun.

Rating: (***1/2)