Bleak, gritty, and depressing, "Terminator Salvation" is, visually, everything we imagined James Cameron's Judgment Day would be. It's too bad Cameron wasn't the one telling this story. We might have actually cared. Christian Bale's name comes first on the poster and in the opening credits, but it's Sam Worthington's Marcus who claims the story, starting as a death-row inmate in 2003 who seems to be making a deal with the devil scant moments before he's put to death. I've lived through Kevin Costner Robin Hood movies and countless Nicole Kidman flicks, and never before have I heard a less-consistent accent from an Aussie or British actor. That's probably as much director McG's fault as Worthington's, but it's unnecessarily distracting.
Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation
Bleak, gritty, and depressing, "Terminator Salvation" is, visually, everything we imagined James Cameron's Judgment Day would be. It's too bad Cameron wasn't the one telling this story. We might have actually cared. Christian Bale's name comes first on the poster and in the opening credits, but it's Sam Worthington's Marcus who claims the story, starting as a death-row inmate in 2003 who seems to be making a deal with the devil scant moments before he's put to death. I've lived through Kevin Costner Robin Hood movies and countless Nicole Kidman flicks, and never before have I heard a less-consistent accent from an Aussie or British actor. That's probably as much director McG's fault as Worthington's, but it's unnecessarily distracting.