Tired old format with a few nice surprises It's T2 all over again, the AI sends a terminator further into the present in a linear fashion, rather than doing the obvious thing and send one further back in time. Yawn.
It's somewhat entertaining with a few quality moments. I wish more effects were practical, I wish the writing was better, and I wish it had that horror feel of Terminator 1. I gave it a 7 in the first viewing, which is now settling to 6/10 while I am realizing how bland the movie was. Actually Wikipedia's explanation for 'bland' explains this movie well: "Soft, low in fiber, cooked rather than raw, and not spicy" ..so bad enough to be unredeemable with a fanedit.
Another franchise ruined by bad management. They should have hired Jason Eisener, the director of Hobo with a Shotgun to make this film and set it in history with a small budget. If a sequel is too risky to make then your 'proven formula' has failed.
Still waiting for The Terminator vs The Vatican.