R, 141 min.
Director: James Cameron
Writers: James Cameron,
Claude Zidi (screenplay “La Totale!”), Simon Michaël (screenplay “La Totale!”),
Didier Kaminka (screenplay “La Totale!”)
Starring: Arnold
Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Tia Carrere, Art
Malik, Eliza Dushku, Grnat Heslov, Charlton Heston
My wife and I have always
loved this movie. It isn’t one of James Cameron’s powerful pictures like “Titanic”
or “The Abyss” or “Avatar”, and it doesn’t have the science fiction commentary
of “The Terminator” or “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” or “Strange Days”. But, it’s
more fun than any of those films.
“True Lies” might be the
only thing in which I’ve ever enjoyed Tom Arnold. His quips and reactions to
Schwarzenegger’s bravado are wonderful. Jamie Lee Curtis is sexy as hell as the
housewife without a clue. Bill Paxton is one of Cameron’s favorite actors, who
first appeared in Cameron’s “The Terminator” as the punk who provides the
terminator with his set of clothes. Paxton is at his comedic best as a sleaze
bag car salesman. And then of course there’s Arnold in his prime. He wasn’t the
greatest action star because of his acting ability, but because of his ability
to pick the best action fare.
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