True Lies

1994

2h 21m

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7.1/10

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A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.

Directors

James Cameron

Writers

James Cameron(screenplay by)

Brent Boates(storyboard by)

Claude Zidi(screenplay by)

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Arnold Schwarzenegger

Jamie Lee Curtis

Tom Arnold

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Arnold Schwarzenegger

Harry Tasker

Helen Tasker

Albert Gibson

Simon

Juno Skinner

Salim Abu Aziz

Dana Tasker

Faisil

Spencer Trilby

Jamal Khaled

Colonel

Boathouse Guard

Janice

Allison

Charlene

Yusif

Old Guy in Bathroom

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Directors

James Cameron

Writers

James Cameron(screenplay by)

Brent Boates(storyboard by)

Claude Zidi(screenplay by)

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7/10

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.

Geronimo196721 Apr, 2025