Movie | Terminator Salvation | Pass

Frankly, the first half and hour or so of this movie is uninvolved and not worthy of the franchise. There is some poor acting going on and the story is not interesting in the slightest. But, wait! It does get better, going after the full-bore action that it should have from the start. The acting gets a little better and the movie becomes much more watchable.

There are some very odd casting choices going, Bale's gravely voice needs to be left back in the Batcave and Worthington can't really add much to the goings on (something he proved he could do in Avatar).

On top of it all, the direction is by McG, who does such a great job with the TV shows Chuck and Human Target. He needs to stick to TV, at least for the time being.

Don't go into this expecting a satisfying addition to the franchise. No, the mystery and suspense involving the Terminators has been washed out of this movie. Instead, expect a combo of the second Terminator and Transformers (from every angle you can think of, including the sound effects - they sound recycled!). If you forget about adding to the saga, you'll find this a fun action flick with a few plot twists thrown in to keep things mildly interesting.

One thumb up and a pass!