Terminator Genisys

An ambitious project it surely is, not as bad as I might have thought and also not as good as it could have been. Terminator Genisys will be spawning a sequel and it is said, a television spin off; so real effort had to be put into it. It shows that effort in star power with the return of Schwarzenegger (who's actually quite good and clearly having fun), and more importantly in the storyline. However, in an attempt to return to the origins and capture the best moments of the film franchise, it trips over itself too many times with an overly convoluted plot and not enough heart to warrant it's length. This is a case where the plot basically cannibalizes itself, from something that was surely promising at the onset.  Rather than an attempt at rebooting the Terminator films, this film seems more appropriate to finally concluding the series.  Granted, there's a plethora of really good action sequences, particularly the fresh helicopter sequences. Yet, even that staple of the genre can't save Terminator Genisys from over reaching in it's ambition and settling to a mere, mildly entertaining second rate action film; though admittedly the star power return of Arnold bolsters it above the last two installments.