Arnold Schwarzenegger is finally back as the T-800, but it's probably best not to expect a classic if the first reviews of Terminator Genisys are anything to go by.

The first wave of verdicts have landed and Arnie's big comeback is on the receiving end of a bit of a critical beating. It seems not even the presence of Mother of Dragons Emilia Clarke can revitalise the franchise. We round up a selection of the first (largely brutal) reviews below...

Variety

"It is, on the face of it, a ludicrous and faintly depressing spectacle, like watching a Terminator highlights reel stiffly enacted by Hollywood's latest bright young things (which makes the appearance of JK Simmons all the more welcome in the minor role of a police detective).

"Yet while Terminator Genisys is far from a perfect movie, it may well be a perfect product of its time and place, one that ably reflects the ruthless economy of the industry in general and the thematic logic of this series in particular."



The Hollywood Reporter

"Arnold Schwarzenegger once again declares, 'I'll be back' in this fifth instalment of the Terminator franchise, but enough already.

"Spending half its time showing unkillable cyborg characters getting shot up only to quickly heal themselves, and the other half trying to explain a plot that rewrites the entire series, Terminator Genisys will serve as a good litmus test of how keen the public is to see basically the same old thing in a new (but very similar) bottle."

The Wrap

"The least inspiring thing about Terminator Genisys is how it's a fifth film that doesn't improve or expand on the prior four so much as it's meant to clearly set up Part Six, Part Seven and possibly even more.

"In 1984's The Terminator, machines came back from the future to wipe out humanity. With Terminator Genisys, a whole franchise comes back from the past to water down summer moviegoing."

Paramount



Screen Daily

"The dark, unknowable spectre of the future haunted the original Terminator, but as this man-versus-machine franchise hits 30 years of age, time itself is proving to be the series' greatest foe.

"Terminator Genisys is a reasonably entertaining and niftily executed sci-fi action-thriller, and yet its ingenuity and craftsmanship are all in service of justifying its existence, resulting in a sequel that can be appreciated for its cleverness but otherwise regarded with a certain amount of ambivalence."

Cinema Blend

"With a successful hard reset on the Skynet / humanity conflict in play, Terminator Genisys reinvigorates the franchise and allows fans to have something they haven't had in a while: hope for an even more kick-assed future.

"My fingers are crossed that we get to see what happens in the next two films, because for the first time in who knows how long, I'm excited and intrigued by the potential future of a Terminator storyline."

Terminator Genisys will hit US cinemas on July 1, and opens on July 2 in the UK.

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