The year is 2029. John Connor, leader of the resistance continues the war against the machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unknown future begin to emerge when TECOM spies reveal a new plot by SkyNet that will attack him from both fronts; past and future, and will ultimately change warfare forever.
One of the most widely panned entries in the franchise, Genisys was dismissed by the vast majority of critics as a convoluted, imagination-free recycling of the first two films — competent enough in isolated moments but never earning its own existence. The few defenders argued it recaptures something of the original's human core, while detractors felt it actively diminishes what came before. Behind the scenes, the production was reportedly so troubled that even cast and crew later expressed relief at its failure.
“plays like the worst of all outcomes”
Joe Morgenstern·The Wall Street Journal
“Cameron's original 80s production wrung rip-roaring rewards from a smart script and a small budget, but this bloated, smashy-crashy behemoth lacks the role-reversal wit that turned the action of 1991's T2 into something more than mere spectacle.”
Mark Kermode·The Observer
“Confusing time travel, lacklustre spectacle and bland casting earmark this unexceptional reboot of James Cameron's classic cyborg v man franchise for the smartphone generation.”
Alan Jones·Radio Times
“Genisys goes back to what made the franchise work in the first place: not the machine inside the man, but vice versa.”
Michael O'Sullivan·The Washington Post
“comes back from the past to water down a whole season of summer moviegoing”
James Rocchi·TheWrap
Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
The year is 2029. John Connor, leader of the resistance continues the war against the machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unknown future begin to emerge when TECOM spies reveal a new plot by SkyNet that will attack him from both fronts; past and future, and will ultimately change warfare forever.
One of the most widely panned entries in the franchise, Genisys was dismissed by the vast majority of critics as a convoluted, imagination-free recycling of the first two films — competent enough in isolated moments but never earning its own existence. The few defenders argued it recaptures something of the original's human core, while detractors felt it actively diminishes what came before. Behind the scenes, the production was reportedly so troubled that even cast and crew later expressed relief at its failure.
“plays like the worst of all outcomes”
Joe Morgenstern·The Wall Street Journal
“Cameron's original 80s production wrung rip-roaring rewards from a smart script and a small budget, but this bloated, smashy-crashy behemoth lacks the role-reversal wit that turned the action of 1991's T2 into something more than mere spectacle.”
Mark Kermode·The Observer
“Confusing time travel, lacklustre spectacle and bland casting earmark this unexceptional reboot of James Cameron's classic cyborg v man franchise for the smartphone generation.”
Alan Jones·Radio Times
“Genisys goes back to what made the franchise work in the first place: not the machine inside the man, but vice versa.”
Michael O'Sullivan·The Washington Post
“comes back from the past to water down a whole season of summer moviegoing”
James Rocchi·TheWrap
Science Fiction, Action, Thriller