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Terminator: Dark Fate
2019 128 min United States of America R 16+
★6.1
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
Director: Tim Miller
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Description
Decades after Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, a lethal new Terminator is sent to eliminate the future leader of the resistance. In a fight to save mankind, battle-hardened Sarah Connor teams up with an unexpected ally and an enhanced super soldier to stop the deadliest Terminator yet.
Budget:
$185M
US Gross:
$62.25M
Worldwide:
$261.12M
Starring
Linda Hamilton
Actor
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Mackenzie Davis
Actor
Awards
Saturn Awards 2021
— Best Science Fiction Film
Saturn Awards 2021
— Best Visual Effects
Saturn Awards 2021
— Best Supporting Actress
Key opinion
Terminator: Dark Fate is generally viewed as an improvement over the franchise's recent lackluster sequels, though it fails to recapture the high standard of the first two films. While the performances of Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger are widely praised, the film suffers from a derivative screenplay that largely recycles the established series formula.
| Acting | Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger deliver strong, grounding performances that serve as the film's primary highlight. | |
| Originality | The film functions as a redundant repetition of the series' established formula, failing to offer a fresh or necessary narrative evolution. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay provokes frustration by nullifying the emotional stakes of previous installments through controversial early narrative choices. | |
| Production | Opinions on the visual effects are divided; some praise the nanobot technology as inventive, while others criticize the CGI as inconsistent and artificial in close-ups. | |
| Culture | The inclusion of diverse leads and themes of empowerment is debated, with some viewers finding the shift effective and others dismissing it as forced political messaging. |