Reviews of True Lies

True Lies review

Posted : 12 months ago on 5 January 2009 11:12 (A review of True Lies)

Funny action comedy handled by a modern great. Don't be expecting Aliens James Cameron when watching this film actually don't even expect Titanic James Cameron this is just True Lies James Cameron and thats part of the beauty of his work. Well acted by Schwarzenegger and it's great to see his take on a bond type character and hear his one liners that come with it. Some pretty funny stuff emerges in this film and the run time doesn't seem to drag on. Action sections may be silly but are fun to watch and it is a comedy so can be forgiven. Funny film.

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"I'll brief dem in de air!"

Posted : 1 year, 8 months ago on 25 April 2008 07:53 (A review of True Lies)

A classic comedy/action spy caper with one of the 20th centuries most capable directors at the helm. True Lies follows Arnie as Harry Tasker, who leaves an exhilarating double life as an undercover agent while masquerading as a computer salesman in front of his family.

Harry is so convincing as a dull, everyday salesman that his wife becomes bored of their marriage and contemplates an affair with a used car vendor who manages to attract her interest by pretending to be an undercover spy himself. Cue a hilarious misuse of top secret government equipment as Harry takes time out from spying on an international terrorist group hell-bent on bringing America to its knees and instead focuses a huge amount of manpower and equipment on spying on his wife.

The film is not afraid of using cliches, and I'm almost certain that every scene featured is an homage or direct rip off of a James Bond scene, but that doesn't matter. The entertainment often borders on farce, particularly during the movie climax, but there's no harm in disengaging your brain and enjoying the raw entertainment value of the film.

There are no alarms and no surprises as Arnie portrays an agent that is lacking in both suaveness and sophistication, but his powerful presence always reminds you that he is capable of saving the day, even after the Florida Keys get nuked.

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classic arnold flick

Posted : 2 years, 11 months ago on 13 January 2007 09:14 (A review of True Lies)

Maybe not a classic Arnold, but close. There's bad guys, he's the good guy, he saves the day (in a lot of ways). Not much in the way of surprises, but there's some good action, good comedy, and the Arnold one-liners. You know, kind of his take on the James Bond "Just killed the bad guy" line.

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