The review of James Cameron's/Arnold Schwarzenegger's *True Lies* in the Los Angeles Times on Thursday (7/14) makes quite a strong statement that the film has is "very mean-spirited" in general, and in particularly regarding its female characters. The reviewer seemed aware that in this genre of film, women usually function merely as damsels in distress (even when they're strong women, as in *Terminator 2*), but gave the impression that *True Lies* goes substantially beyond that. I was curious if anyone has seen the film yet, and if so, whether they got the same impression as the reviewer. Chris W.