Review of True Lies (1994) by Ahmedaiman1999 — 17 Jul 2019
It starts out as a goofy James Bond rip-off, but when the plot kicks off (and it took the entire first act to do so), I realized that the movie actually has a pretty decent premise that's as cool as the innovative camera work and the incredible over-the-top action set-pieces that haven't aged even a tiny bit.
However, the first act is actually the part of the movie I enjoyed the most. Mostly, because it's where the silly humour works perfectly. But then again the first act really didn't need to be that long, and it's the main reason this movie is overlong in first place.
Although it's where the plot begins to develop, the second act is by far my least favourite part of the movie. It is gratuitously stretched, and hence I found it quite boring.
The third act has some of the coolest and most intense action sequences I've seen in a Cameron film. By that I mean they are really as cool and intense as The Terminator's.
All in all, I liked True Lies, and I think it's one of the most entertaining, and also one of the weakest, movies has James Cameron ever made despite its notable flaws such as the paper-thin plot.
If you don't think this movie is silly enough, try to translate the Arabic lines.
This review of True Lies (1994) was written by Ahmedaiman1999 on 17 Jul 2019.
True Lies has generally received positive reviews.
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