True Lies

Director James Cameron always works on a mega- canvas, yet he's brought off something unique here.

One of the best things about True Lies is that it's genuinely funny.

As the perfectionist creator of bravura set pieces, Cameron is still the leader of the pack. [14 Jul 1994 Pg. F1]

Here is a film that carries within itself not only the parody but the very material it exploits and subverts. [05 Sept 1994 Pg. 34]

Deceptively labeled a domestic epic by writer-director James Cameron, the $100 million movie is, in fact, a weird hybrid of action juggernaut, buddy cop caper and reactionary soft-core pornography.

The catch is, once you get past the stunning special effects and the mind-numbing stuntwork, there's not all that much there.

The tale begins and ends in a flurry of joke violence; Cameron has decided to spoof what he used to take seriously, and the result, though bright and deafening, feels oddly slack -- he loosens the screws, and our interest drops away.

One of Arnold Swargenneer's greatest action films too date, only Terminator 2: Judgment Day rivals it. Truly a 90s action-packed classic!

Bill Paxton GOAT with limited screen time. This is why i didn't get too tall or jacked, i would be unbelievable as a dull salesman.

True Lies is the most controversial film in James Cameron's directing career. This is definitely the weakest of his films. But is True Lies so bad on its own? Definitely not. It's a good action comedy. Prost did not guess with the main actor. No I respect Arnold Schwarzenegger as an actor and a human being, but he's a one-aplua actor, and looks fancy in True Lies. And the whole film is one big stereotype for everything. Comedy that can be watched as a family, without dirty humor. But still, you expect more from James Cameron. Still, he is one of the strongest directors of the current generation.

James Cameron director of Aliens and The Terminator now makes a film called True Lies.... True Lies is a 1994 action thriller with parts of comedy thrown in to make it seem more enjoyable. Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is married to Helen Tasker (Jamie Lee Curtis) and she thinks he's in a construction business or something lol. She has no idea he's a secret agent or a spy but when Bill Paxton gets involved with Helen Tasker (Curtis) her husband suspects he maybe sleeping with her or something stupid and becomes a hurt and jealous man. So Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Arnold who plays Arnie's secret service buddy kidnap Bill Paxton to understand what's going on and Jamie Lee Curtis who plays Helen Tasker is asked to work for her husband's company but doesn't still know her hubby works there. Meanwhile Harry Tasker is trying to track down some dangerous terrorist and stop him and eventually Harry (Schwarzenegger) and his wife team up for the same job and try to stop the badguys and this so called terrorist. Best scene in this movie for me is not any of the action scenes but Jamie Lee Curtis stripping down to her underwear (bra, panties and heels) and doing a sexy, hot dance and giving us some nice moves and eye candy. Bill Paxton is great in this movie and hilarious, the action scenes are okay some of them but Arnie on a horse chasing a terrorist on a motorbike is incredibly stupid and ridiculous. The action scenes mostly are well done but this movie is bad because the film drags too much and seems a snoozefest at times. Some of the action is stupid also and Arnie's acting isn't great but the tango dances are lovely. Not the best film but watch it only for Bill Paxton and Jamie Lee Curtis otherwise avoid.

C’est un insupportable remake de ‘La Totale’ qui a perdu en passant toute la saveur et le génie du film original. Ainsi, c’est un tournedos qui a fini en hamburger écrasé chez macgerbale. Le gars Cameron a beau mettre le paquet dans le strass, les paillettes, les effets spéciaux et les explosions, on s’en fout royalement même si techniquement il n’y a rien à y redire, certes…. mais ça nous fait une belle jambe. Toute la distribution est ici à la ramasse, enferrée dans le ridicule jusqu’au cou, que ce soit Arnold ou Jamie Lee, sans compter les autres clampins embarqués là-dedans. La finesse satirique du film français est passée à la trappe et on se retrouve avec une infâme bouffonnerie bête comme ses pieds gonflée aux stéroïdes.