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Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins

Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins (Terminator 4)

2009

McG

Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Bryce Dallas Howard ...

5.9

33,313

Sci-Fi. Fantasy. Action In the highly anticipated new installment of The Terminator film franchise, set in post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"Most of the running time is occupied by action sequences, (...) It gives you all the pleasure of a video game without the bother of having to play it. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEU
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Sturdy and serviceable sequel (...) feels both comfortable with its limitations and justly proud of its accomplishments."	POS
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"His [McG's] grand, elaborate visual sense is completely detached from his brain. (...) nothing he does can distract us from the fact that he barely has a story to tell. (...) Terminator Salvation looks busy, but it's static. The thing doesn't budge. It's an epic waste of time."	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Even with a rusty script, T4 still manages to blend action and feeling. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"There's little to salvage from this 'Terminator'. (...) The machines are bigger, shinier and meaner than ever, and the world they inhabit is even more grim and bleak. But the dramatic elements flat-line (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEU

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