A movie that feels like practically every other action film with Arnie at the helm. There are some insane action moments involving a plane, a parachute, and some awful CGI croc that feel out of place but are a lot of fun. For whatever reason, there are also many references to the Terminator. There are many explosions. There are some quippy lines. There's a James Caan pounding in there somewhere. Basically, it's everything you'd expect from an Arnie film from the 1990s.

And yet, everything felt so lackluster. Most of the action on screen left me feeling numb, with no sense of urgency or excitement, despite the fact that you can see on screen that there is a big effort…

The last classical action movie of Arnold’s prime before he spent the rest of his pre-governorship career making deconstructions of his superhero persona. His character here is a stock do-gooder with no private life or interests beyond his job as a U.S. Marshal protecting people in witness protection. He “erases” people’s lives to hide them from the bad guys and while it’s never directly addressed in the film, it seems like he may have erased himself at some point in the past cause we know basically nothing about this “John Kruger.”

Given the movies Arnold made next — all about regretful anti-heroes who’ve failed or lost their beloved families somehow — that makes Eraser interesting in context. Stripped of that,…

This isn't a half-bad '90s action flick, and one which I felt gets more flak than it deserves. It's an exciting action thriller led by Arnold, and in that respect, it succeeds with its high-octane action set pieces and slight sci-fi elements with its light guns. There's a large scale to all the action scenes here, and its pacing is very light and fast, so there's not much dead weight dragging this one down, and that's kind of impressive for a nearly two-hour action film. Caan is great here too as the villain and really leans into the scumminess of the character, and it's commendable how solid of a presence he always brings even to lesser films. So many over-the-top…

Well, he thinks he's the best guy in the game. I think he's right. So try not to piss him off.

And the best guy in the game he was. But this would be Arnold's last big solo-hit, considered the final film in his golden age. One more quintessential action classic for the 90s. Even if it doesn't quite reach the heights of some of his bigger hits.

Leaning into Schwarzenegger's natural warmth makes him the strength of the film. He's never been the best actor in any technical sense, but he has always had charm and charisma for days. And he shines here, feeling very protective. Vanessa Williams is solid as a not-quite-a-damsel-in-distress. And the rest of the top-billed…