The end result is a mixed bag, with critics divided over its quality.

It goes downhill afterward, but having one strong act is better than none.

It is chaotic but the viewer can always tell what is going on.

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Fighting in a crashing plane and landing in on a Dam reminds the audience how impossible its concept is.

She comes from the future and has been enhanced with superhuman combat capabilities.

This was her first blockbuster action movie, and she handled it like a champ.

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Don’t Love: The CGI

Terminator 2: Judgment Daywas a landmark in visual effects.

Its use of CGI was unparalleled at the time and remained so for many years afterward.

At the end of the day, however, CGI made up a small fraction of the visuals.

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Much of the action inDark Fateuses computer images as a crutch.

Arnold’s humanized T-800 delivers the funniest lines of the whole movie.

As a two in one bonus, he still gets to kick some butt.

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People run away from a homicidal robot from the future.

Fortunately, he can add this movie to his resume of impressive works.

It’s especially difficult for older people who haven’t been keeping up with fitness, but she delivered.

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A teenaged John Connor look sceptical.

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