It’s all very well that T2 had the best chase sequences since William Freidkin invented cars in The French Connection, but the only reason anyone remembered them is because Arnie’s sadsack tinman made us all cry at the end by lowering himself into a vat of molten metal.
 
Lesson for McG: That a well-crafted combination of action and sentimentality is the key to making Salvation more than just What Batman Did Next.