Terminator Genisys

UK Release Date: 2nd July 2015

John Connor sends Kyle Reese back in time to protect Sarah Connor, but when he arrives in 1984, nothing is as he expected it to be (www.imdb.com).

Director: Alan Taylor (Thor: The Dark World)

Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jason Clarke, Jai Courtney, Byung-hun Lee

The major question that needs answering regarding Terminator Genisys is 'where does it fit in with the other films?'. It has thrown the series completely out of whack. Schwarzenegger hasn't hidden the truth that Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Terminator Salvation are now null and void due to the path that the filmmakers has chosen. Some overlapping occurs with James Cameron's Judgment Day (film 2). A new timeline has formed, with Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney, Michael Biehn in the first film) going back in time to stop Judgment day from happening. Events that follow differ from Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) is different. T-900 is older. They're aware of Reese's arrival, and of an alternative future. Kyle is baffled, as are most of us. Nothing makes much sense. This alternate reality has neither the intelligence or shock value of Star Trek. How is it that Sarah Connor's (a lot) younger and the T-800 (Schwarzenegger) is made to look older if a small amount of time has passed since T:JD? These question leave me deeper in to the land of confusion. Starting from the beginning would help. Connor, Reese and her robot companion set off on a mission to destroy Genisys (known to us previously as Skynet). Clarke, although cherished in her role in Game of Thrones, struggles as the leading girl. Sarah's allegedly cold and hard but half the time we get cheese and stale bread. Courtney and Schwarzenegger impress, but even their performances are softened by a timid age rating (12A). Genisys is a mess, an annoyingly, enjoyable money-making mess.

3/5