Dark Fate was widely considered a failure after a poor performance at the box office. However, filmmaker James Cameron thinks the film was good, and puts it high up the Terminator rankings. Speaking to Empire Magazine,

The filmmaker stands by his dialogue, though: "Let me see your three-out-of-the-four-highest-grossing films — then we’ll talk about dialogue effectiveness."

James Cameron has reflected on his 40-year film career which boasts classics including Titanic, The Terminator, and the highest grossing film of all-time, Avatar. However, the Oscar-winning director admitted that he finds his breakthrough movie “cringeworthy” and explained the reasons why.