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True Lies (1994) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
1960 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.70/4 |
# of Ratings: |
290 |
Genres: |
Action, Adventure |
Rating: |
R |
Language: |
English |
Theater Date: | 07/15/1994 |
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Director: |
James Cameron |
Actors: |
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jamie Lee Curtis
Tom Arnold
Bill Paxton
Charlton Heston
Tia Carrere |
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Plot Outline:
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Harry Trasker, his wife Helen and daughter Dana live in perfect, boring suburban happiness - but Harry is actually part of an ultra-secret organization and when he finds out his wife is having an affair with a "spy" he uses his resources to keep tabs on her, but they both end up in the hands of terrorists. -- Chris Kavan
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mitchellyoung 01/19/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3/4 |
A surprisingly enjoyable spy thriller that is almost a spoof on the genre. Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis have fun with the silly script and the film also features some improbable, but insane action sequences. |
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Alaine 12/16/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
4/4 |
Government spook and his wife. Humor, action, body count, atomic bomb in Florida. Lots of special effects. Watch this if you want diversion that will take you away for awhile. |
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Snoogans 06/23/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
A standout action picture, in Arnold's repertoire. James Cameron delivers another good film, with some over-the-top action set pieces that blow you away. There's also a good, funny story shared between Arnold and Jamie as husband and wife. Really fun movie. |
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Ikkinbot 08/23/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
4/4 |
To my mind this is the best funny spy movie out there. It was really well done, has great action, and has characters that you actually want to succeed. Jamie Lee Curtis really steals the show for me, but Arnold's acting is very good as well. I do like his comedies. The action is also well done making this a very enjoyable movie. |
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SmokeScreener 03/15/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3/4 |
"True Lies" is a fun, clever film. The characters drive the film, which becomes a little over-the-top at the end (just how long can a teenage girl hang on to a moving Harrier Jet?). The film makes you wonder what would happen if someone gave James Cameron the keys to the James Bond franchise.
As always, I monitored the film for tobacco use. The film earned a SmokeScreeners rating of 4 Butts.
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04/17/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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"True Lies" by Yojimbo |
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Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a government super spy posing as a computer salesman whose secret identity is unknown even to his wife and family. James Cameron's spoof of Hollywood action blockbusters has all the ingredients of the summer hit; humour, romance and big budget special effects, all served with a healthy dose of irony. Arnie will never win any prizes for his thespian skills, but he is perfectly comfortable in the familiar surroundings of stereotypical terrorists, uzis, explosions and cheesy one-liners, with Art Malik slumming it as the usual Islamic nut job and an unrecognisable Eliza Dushku is the rebellious teen daughter. I must admit that the sight of Jamie Lee Curtis being "sexy" made me slightly queasy and the film drags in the middle because of a flabby sub plot involving a... |
Rating of
2.5/4 |
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