Metacritic Movie Ratings
Terminator Salvation Reviews

3.0

out of 100

Metascore^®
Mixed or average reviews
Based on a weighted average of all critic review scores.

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

70

out of 100

The New York TimesA.O. Scott
It parades neither the egghead aspirations of "Star Trek" nor the thick-skulled pretensions of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," but instead feels both comfortable with its limitations and justly proud of its accomplishments.

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70

out of 100

Variety
Darker, grimmer and more stylistically single-minded than its two relatively giddy predecessors, Terminator Salvation boasts the kind of singular vision that distinguished the James Cameron original, the full-throttle kinetics of "Speed" and an old-fashioned regard for human (and humanoid) heroics.

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67

out of 100

Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
It's basically a zombie movie with machines instead of the walking dead.

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60

out of 100

Los Angeles Times
If you're a "Terminator" fan, though, "Salvation" is mostly worth it. The machines are mindless, yes, but there are enough pyrotechnics and heavy artillery to feel like Armageddon squared. And when the story starts to crumble around Bale, Worthington is there to pick up the pieces.

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50

out of 100

Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Most of the running time is occupied by action sequences, chase sequences, motorcycle sequences, plow-truck sequences, helicopter sequences, fighter-plane sequences, towering android sequences and fistfights. It gives you all the pleasure of a video game without the bother of having to play it.

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50

out of 100

USA TodayClaudia Puig
The predictable story feels as if it were written by a computer program labeled "sequel."

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50

out of 100

The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
In Arnold's absence, an important ingredient of the "Terminator" iconography -- namely, the fun factor -- is in short supply.

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