James Cameron declared Genisys the satisfying sequel his franchise has lacked since he turned over the writing and directing reins on 2003's Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, but don't pay that endorsement too much mind, even if box office king of the world Cameron, who receives a characters credit and nothing more here, has little to gain from it (until 2019, when rights to the series return to him). (dvdizzy.com)
In some instances, the movie's cinematographer, Thomas Newton Sigel, had to take the directing reins in Singer's absence. (businessinsider.com)
Francis Lawrence, who inherited the directing reins from the first movie's Gary Ross, delivers a film that is at once weightier and more nimble. (theatlantic.com)