True Lies (1994)

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Don't listen to the negative reviews

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

As Good As It Gets

James Cameron the Directro of Titanic, Avatar and The Terminator has a unique talent. He can Hack into Peoples Minds and Makes them Believe that his actualy a Brilliant Filmaker but he's not. Another Generic, full of Stupid Cliches movie made by James Cameron. All Arabs are Bad, all Americans are heroes and blah blah blah Yawn!

True Lies I was lucky enough to see in the cinema back in 1994 and it is still one of the films I enjoyed the most on the big screen for spectacular action scenes. The film is a masterclass in directing high octane action scenes. The viewer can always see exactly what is happening in a James Cameron film when the action kicks in. The bridge chase being a stand out scene, including the amazing stunt done by Jamie Lee Curtis, whom is brilliant in this film, along with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger and Cameron work well together and produce great films. This film blends the action with comedy. Special mention to the late great Bill Paxton who is hilarious in his role here. Still awaiting a Blu-ray release for this one, hopefully it will come out soon, as it truly deserves it. Highly recommended for action fans.

An all-around winner, this movie has it all: action, comedy, romance, suspense, thrills, and explosions! Fantastic casting and all the main actors pull off their characters flawlessly. Arnold manages to achieve some believable wry humour, Jamie Lee Curtis plays the boring career mom so well, you forget that she's played a vixen many times before. The plot is ridiculous and unbelievable, but at the same time, engaging and has a few twists. The only question is - why hasn't this been released on blu-ray yet as a special edition with all the extras??? Come on James, i refuse to watch this again with the crappy DVD I have, I want high-def!

"True Lies" is an action-comedy from James Cameron. It opened in theaters in 1994 and it was one of the last watchable movies of Schwarzenegger's career - before his stint into politics.The main plot is nothing spectacular (far from it): it takes a generic and stereotypical antagonist (in this case a Palestinian terrorist) and instills him with an infinite rage towards the USA. He becomes particularly dangerous when he manages to take control of nuclear weapons, making him Schwarzenegger's main target, as he seems to be the only person who can stop the terrorist and ultimately save the world. *Sigh*Thankfully, this plot gets sidetracked along the way and a more interesting one takes over. Schwarzenegger plays the role of a secret agent, but he isn't the sort of spy with a dark and troubled past nor is he a suave and carefree bachelor – he's married. On the one hand, his spy life is unbeknown to his wife (Jamie Lee Curtis), who is convinced he is nothing more than a boring computer salesman and, even worse than that, a boring husband. On the other hand, Schwarzenegger is clueless to the unhappiness of his wife, whom he believes to be a fulfilled and satisfied woman - which of these lies is worse seems to be debatable.While most of the films in Schwarzenegger's career saw him as nothing more than a supremely built being and completely ignored the growing of his age (he was pushing 50 around the time of shooting), "True Lies" seems to be one of the few that recognized this fact and used it to its advantage. While the hero is still above most of his enemies, there is a human side to him and it's that side that draws us the most.I found myself entertained by the tension surrounding the struggling couple, as hijinks quickly ensue and they are both thrust into Schwarzenegger's spy world. Unfortunately, the couple's storyline seems to finish at the beginning of the third act. After which the film prolongs its welcome with 20 extra minutes of pure action to neatly tie a very thin and generic plot that nobody really cares about.Still, "True Lies" achieves what it sets out to do. It's a fun movie with a lot of action, explosions, special effects and elements of comedy underneath. While it is far from being Cameron's most inspired work it is still a rather enjoyable film.