Mostow directs without concern for his own ideas, and instead considers What Would Cameron Do? In turn, we wonder the same thing. The result isn’t poor direction, just clearly not that of a singular voice.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 19, 2023

A steely [Kristanna Loken]... makes the T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) look positively creaky.

| Jul 22, 2022

What is one to make of such a cheap and unserious, but misanthropic and morbid conclusion? A Terminator 4 is foreseen, and there is most likely no way to forestall that future.

| Feb 16, 2021

It's undeniably fun to see Schwarzenegger return for another high-octane installment in the hugely successful franchise.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 9, 2020

'Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines' is more than passable entertainment. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Apr 23, 2020

Perhaps wisely, Mostow doesn't try to outdo James Cameron. His sequel has a B-movie spirit--swift, punchy, tongue often in cheek. ...at its screeching, wall-breaking best, "T3" achieves heavy-metal slapstick.

Full Review | Mar 13, 2018

Some interesting plot developments and a smashing (in both senses of the word) chase scene can't quite erase the familiarity of it all, but this is still a valiant effort by all concerned.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 4, 2015

Doesn't have the gritty feel of 'Terminator' or the sleek cutting edge of technology look of 'Judgment Day,' but it's a decent addition to the Terminator mythos.

| Original Score: 6.5/10 | Jan 17, 2013

There are bad sequels that still work as movies, basically. T3 doesn't even do that: it isn't a good action film, and isn't a good science fiction film.

| Original Score: 3/10 | May 28, 2012

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 7, 2011

Basically one long, exciting chase scene.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 28, 2010

| Original Score: B+ | Feb 4, 2010

With splashy digital effects and punchy stuntwork, the solid T3 slides along enjoyably, but doesn't have the impeccable story and visual design of the previous entry.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 25, 2009

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines is without a doubt the weakest entry in an otherwise beloved trilogy, but let's be honest, T3 was doomed from the very day franchise creator James Cameron decided to pass on it.

| Original Score: 68/100 | May 21, 2009

Despite a lot of flaws, ultimately left me satisfied...

| Apr 29, 2009

"T3" has the sour, depressive vibe of an untested director submitting to a predetermined mythology not his own.

| Original Score: D | Sep 23, 2007

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 14, 2007

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 6, 2005

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005