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Arnold Schwarzenegger

Jamie Lee Curtis

Tom Arnold

Bill Paxton

Tia Carrere

Art Malik

Eliza Dushku

Grant Heslov

Charlton Heston

Marshall Manesh

James Allen

Dieter Rauter

Jane Morris

Katsy Chappell

Crystina Wyler

Ofer Samra

Paul Barselou

Charles A. Tamburro

Jean-Claude Parachini

Uzi Gal

Majed Ibrahim

Armen Ksajikian

Mike Akrawi

Mike Cameron

Charles Cragin

Louai Mardini

Gino Salvano

Scott Dotson

Tom Isbell

John Bruno

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Ray Buffer

Max Daniels

Joan Quinn Eastman

Richard Givens

Loren Janes

Lane Leavitt

Jody Millard

Erik Parillo

Manny Perry

Charlie Picerni

Dale Resteghini

William Shipman

Matt Sigloch

Ryken Zane

Al Conti

Janet Dey

Mark Winn

James Cameron

Peter Lamont

Brad Fiedel

Lawrence Kasanoff

Robert W. Laing

Michael Novotny

Rae Sanchini

Mali Finn

Marlene Stewart

Robert Shriver

Cindy Carr

Mark Goldblatt

Stephanie Austin

Conrad Buff IV

Richard A. Harris

Russell Carpenter

Lisa Lovaas

Kenny Endoso

Donna Keegan

Brian Smyj

Pamela Easley

Sean Hood

Sharon Kalb

Randy Kelley

Bill Voigtlander

Richard F. Anderson

Athonia Cappelli

Amie McCarthy Winn

Ray Fisher

Allen Lafferty

Anthony Lattanzio

Peter Damien

Glenn Forbes

Brenda McNally

Donna Smith

P. Scott Bailey

Kai Blomberg

Alan S. Reynolds

Robert Garrett

Aliza Corson Chameides

Nadia Saah

Christopher Assells

Mark A. Lanza

Tania McComas

Pedro Barquin

Scott Martin Gershin

Philip D. Morrill

Curtis Carlin

Patrick J. Foley

Glenn T. Morgan

Mark Ormandy

Lisa Aycock

Dan Chuba

Paula Kelly

Stephen P. Durante

José Ignacio Álvarez

Bob Beemer

Allen Cappuccilli

Bill Rea

James Beshears

Craig S. Jaeger

R. Russell Smith

Robin L. D'Arcy

Jay Cannistraci

Patricia Whitcher

Charles Dwight Lee

Leo Rijn

Wylie Stateman

Frank Rogers

Rickley W. Dumm

Jane B. Johnson

Butch McCarthy

Dino DiMuro

Cherie Tamai

Jim C. Johnson

Robb W. Ward

Peter Michael Sullivan

Teresa Cheng

Eric Weiler

Brook Yeaton

Todd Egan

Jay B. Richardson

Michael Minkler

Gerald McClung

Karin Joy

Julia Gibson

Michael Karp

Rebecca Marie

Kimberly Skyrme

Rich King

Aaron Dem

Jenny Fulle

Karen E. Goulekas

Candace Lewis

Martine Tomczyk

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I seem to like **True Lies** a significant amount less than most people do. And it's not because it isn't my type of movie either, Schwarzeneggar as a secret agent in an explosive 90s action movie is absolutely my jam. But I don't love _True Lies_, maybe I saw it too late in life (I was 25 the first time I saw the whole movie) and either I aged out of it or the movie aged out of society, but whatever the case, I just can't really understand why it's so beloved. I would never take it away from anyone, and there's absolutely stuff I like, but I can't really recommend it based on personal taste. 

_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

Cameron and Schwarzenegger team up again for a riot of an action movie.

True Lies sees Arnold Schwarzenegger play Harry Tasker, to his wife Helen (Jaimie Lee Curtis) and daughter Dana (Eliza Dushku) he's a safe husband and father working as a computer salesman. Away from the family home he's a top spy for one of America's highest secret services. When Harry is prompted to believe that Helen is having an affair, it signals the start of a sequence of events that will out Harry and lead them both to a confrontation with a deadly terrorist. 

To hell with misogyny and stereotypical Arab terrorist (Art Malik so OTT he's off the chain man), Cameron's True Lies really isn't concerned for political correctness. His aim, aided by his on form cast, is to chase, caress and explode stuff whilst having a laugh at every turn. True Lies, if anyone was in doubt prior to its release, shows Cameron to be supremely gifted at action set pieces. No expense spared of course, but you still gotta utilise those Harrier Jets, helicopters and horse carrying elevators to great effect. And so it proves. Throw in a tremendously funny script that gives Tom Arnold & Bill Paxton comedy gold roles to revel in; and what you get is a Worldwide box office profit of nearly $264 million. 

It knows it's nonsense, but it's the good kind of nonsense that Hollywood has to offer. Ever re-watchable, True Lies is undeniably great fun. 7.5/10

The zenith of Arnold's career... "True Lies" not only represents the singular moment in the actor's pre-governor acting career where he played more than a one dimensional action hero. In an homage to the secret agent genre, the film opens with an action / glamour set-piece that is more James Bond than a 21st century 007 film.  From there the story breaks into what would a few years later become the mold for numerous of Jackie Chan's "goofy secret agent" movies, although Chan would replace the cutting-edge CGI special effects set-pieces with a variety of more economical but just-as-exciting acrobatic, complex choreography hand-to-hand fights.  There is one mano-a-mano beat down scene where Arnold takes down his enemy by flushing his head in a urinal, complete with his attempt at a trade-mark one-liner: "Cool Off".  (It's a set piece worth comparing to the more recent scene in "Mission Impossible: Fallout".)  Along with that, it shifts smoothly back and forth from a rather straightforward super-spy/terrorist story line and exploring the practical troubles of living of the life of a secret agent while having a wife and kids.  This film also represents the movie that put Jamie Lee Curtis back on the map after a stint in a slew of flops following her role in "A Fish Called Wanda".  "True Lies" put her acting range on display and put to rest any lingering question of whether she was anything more than a scream queen.  One of the most hilarious moments she pulls off flawlessly is falling flat on her face while attempting to pole dance, and then getting getting back up and acting like it didn't happen.  Without her screen presence, the film would be just another entry in the list of Arnold action films scotched with a twist of comedy.  One could go so far as to conclude that the difference in the enduring appeal of "True Lies" vs. the mis-matched partner straight-man, funny-man film "Red Heat" is the degree to which Jamie Lee Curtis caries the fish-out-of-water funny-woman role in contrast to Jim Belushi's semi-funny, street-wise American cop. But, unlike the cold war, the regimented soviet style vs. the fast-and-lost American way, the contrast in "True Lies" derives from the ahead-of-it's time idea of adaptable, underrated woman and her somewhat over-inflated male counterpart.  When the secret agents attempt to arrest Curtis's character, she fights back fiercely, with a well placed nut-shot that made women and men alike erupt with cheers and laughter in theaters, something not so likely contemporary Hollywood's constant browbeating with girl power - male buffoonery film after film.

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A tale of double lives. “Harry” (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a government agent embroiled in tracking down some nefarious Middle Eastern terrorists whilst presenting the façade of a meek computer salesmen to his wife. Meantime, “Helen” (Jamie Lee Curtis) is a bit bored with his timidity and so is seeking a bit of clandestine fun with the enigmatic “Simon” (Bill Paxton) who claims he is also something altogether more “007”. When the jihadist “Aziz” (Art Malik) kidnaps both wife and would-be lover, it falls to “Harry” to use all of his wiles to save the world from devastation and to save his own marriage from the doldrums. Though the story isn’t so new, it’s the engaging chemistry between Arnie, JLC and Paxton that really keeps this entertaining as the adventure kicks in and we have loads of action-packed scenarios; some typically daft buffoonery; lots of death-defying and the pyrotechnics go mad as the story races along. Perhaps, as he was in “The Living Daylights” (1987), Art Malik is a bit lightweight as a not terribly menacing baddie but all in all this is an enjoyable romp through the gadget driven espionage genre with a couple of stars who are clearly enjoying themselves towards a denouement that is a little long in coming, but the substance of which might even suggest a sequel.

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**Score: 10/10 — A Timeless, Flawless Blueprint for the Perfect mix of Action, Comedy and Drama**

Watching *True Lies* after twenty-five years is a revelation—a testament to its immaculate craftsmanship. It hasn't aged; it has been **preserved in cinematic amber as a perfect, high-octane joyride.** This film is James Cameron operating at the peak of his populist powers, blending espionage thriller, marital comedy, and globe-trotting spectacle into a single, wildly entertaining package that remains **as good today as it was on day one.**

**The Perfect Mix:**

The alchemy is precise and undeniable.
*   **Action:** Cameron directs set-pieces with symphonic brilliance. From the breathtaking, practical-effects-driven Harrier jet dogfight over Miami to the climactic horseback chase, the action is both colossal and impeccably clear, a masterclass in blockbuster choreography that modern CGI often struggles to match for sheer visceral thrill.
*   **Comedy:** The film is legitimately, consistently hilarious. The genius is how the humour springs directly from the premise—a bored housewife (Jamie Lee Curtis, in a career-best comedic performance) thrust into her spy husband's insane world. The "striptease" scene is a perfect cocktail of awkwardness, tension, and liberation.
*   **Arnold's One-Liners:** Schwarzenegger delivers his iconic persona with brilliant self-awareness. Lines like **"You're fired"** and **"I married Rambo"** are delivered with a twinkle that makes him the ultimate, impossibly cool action hero. He’s a superhero, but also a believably smitten and panicked husband.

**Heart Amidst the Fireworks:**

This is where the film earns its perfect score. Beyond the explosions, it’s a surprisingly sweet story about rediscovering passion and partnership. The scenes of Arnold watching his wife transform, or the tender resolution of their fractured trust, are played with genuine warmth. It’s a film that can **make you tear up** with its emotional honesty just moments after making you gasp at a mid-air hijacking.

**The Perfect Ensemble:**

Every single role is cast to perfection. Tom Arnold is the ideal, motor-mouthed sidekick. Bill Paxton’s "Simon" is a sleazy, unforgettable weasel. The late, great Charlton Heston adds gravitas in a brief turn. And Eliza Dushku steals every scene she’s in as the sarcastic teen. They form a constellation of characters who are all memorable, funny, and vital to the machine.

**The Verdict:**

*True Lies* is **one of James Cameron's most entertaining movies** because it is his most complete. It is the textbook definition of a crowd-pleaser: smart enough for adults, thrilling enough for action fans, funny enough for everyone, and all wrapped around a heart of gold. It is a flawless, endlessly rewatchable monument to 90s blockbuster filmmaking. A genuine, undeniable **10/10** masterpiece. Welcome back to the party.

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