True Lies (1994)

Rated R for a lot of action/violence and some language

 

Runtime: 2 hours and 21 minutes

 

Genre: Action and Adventure

 

Director: James Cameron

 

Writer: James Cameron

 

Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Art Malik and Tia Carrere

 

Budget: $120,000,000

 

Box Office: $378,882,411

 

Feedback: Not bad for a good James Cameron action film.

Positives:

• Amazing action scenes

• A lot of high stakes

• Good pacing

• Great chemistry

• Classic Arnold Schwarzenegger character

Negatives:

• On the nose dialogue.

• The main villain is bland and flat.

• Some annoyance with Tom Arnold

 

Overall Verdict:

Story 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (7.5)

Character 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (7)

Dialogue/Diction 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (7)

Pacing/Timing 0 1 2 3 4 5 (4)

Background/Sets 0 1 2 3 4 5 (4)

Background Music/Audio 0 1 2 3 4 5 (4)

Camera/Cinematography 0 1 2 3 4 5 (4.5)

38/50 7.6/10