wendieta

This is the movie I never knew I needed. John Cena as POTUS? Why not? I like this movie a lot. Is it dumb? Very. After G20, I thought this would be another movie about a highly skilled POTUS saving the world, especially with John Cena in the role, but it's really not. Unlike in his other movies, John Cena is not the tough guy here. Idris Elba is supposed to be given his military background, but the writers are smart enough not to overdo it. Instead the role of badasses are left to those who are supposed to be, the agents and the mercenaries. I like the casting a lot. Even though the story is somewhat generic, the cast members carried it well. It's a very enjoyable, fun movie, and that's what entertainment should be.

This used to be the weakest entry in the Terminator franchise, until Dark Fate took over that title in 2019. I was never convinced by Kristanna Loken's portrayal of the Terminatrix. She showed some facial expression, especially when saying she liked the car she carjacked, the gun she robbed, and when she thought she killed the T800. A Terminator should show no emotion. Nick Stahl is another casting choice I'm not a fan of. Perhaps it was how the character of John Connor was written in this movie, but the John Connor here never showed a trait of the leader who would save humanity. No complaint about Schwarzenegger and Danes' performances. I still think the original Terminator was the scariest, most thrilling movie in the franchise, while Judgment Day was the ultimate blockbuster movie that had everything. The third movie had the ending, which I think was the best in the franchise. Without the ending, I would've given this movie a 5 at best. But the ending, though foreshadowed plenty of times throughout the movie, was unexpected and made this movie worth watching. It made me forget how messy the storyline was.