I liked every instalment in the Terminator series so far (some more, some less), and Genisys did not disappoint either. However, for the first 10-15 minutes of the film, I was not so sure.
It starts pretty badly, with a long, boring and basically unnecessary exposition that serves no other purpose than to summarise to newbies what fans of the series already know. Then it continues with a regurgitation of scenes from the first movie, down to the last detail. I was truly appalled. Fortunately, the movie takes a 180 degrees turn from there, venturing into unexplored territories and daring (more or less) unexpected, original twists, very much in the vein of the TV show The Sarah Connor Chronicles (which I loved).
Jason Clarke was slightly less a misfit for John Connor's role as I'd thought he would be (alas, the same cannot be said about Jai Courtney's Kyle Reese). Arnold was, well, adorable. J.K. Simmons's character was totally unnecessary. So, again, like in the case of Terminator: Salvation, actors and characters were basically hit or miss, with one notable exception: Emilia Clarke. I found her portrayal of Sarah Connor absolutely astounding, better than Linda Hamilton ever was in the role (I know, a blasphemy). She truly releases her inner dragon here. Just perfect. I want Emilia as Sarah Connor forever.
It starts pretty badly, with a long, boring and basically unnecessary exposition that serves no other purpose than to summarise to newbies what fans of the series already know. Then it continues with a regurgitation of scenes from the first movie, down to the last detail. I was truly appalled. Fortunately, the movie takes a 180 degrees turn from there, venturing into unexplored territories and daring (more or less) unexpected, original twists, very much in the vein of the TV show The Sarah Connor Chronicles (which I loved).
Jason Clarke was slightly less a misfit for John Connor's role as I'd thought he would be (alas, the same cannot be said about Jai Courtney's Kyle Reese). Arnold was, well, adorable. J.K. Simmons's character was totally unnecessary. So, again, like in the case of Terminator: Salvation, actors and characters were basically hit or miss, with one notable exception: Emilia Clarke. I found her portrayal of Sarah Connor absolutely astounding, better than Linda Hamilton ever was in the role (I know, a blasphemy). She truly releases her inner dragon here. Just perfect. I want Emilia as Sarah Connor forever.