Despite Trash Fest, the FUBAR series with Arnold Schwarzenegger is convincing.

Netflix has given Arnold Schwarzenegger his first original series, and FUBAR turns out to be a 425-minute trash fest. While the series has its flaws, it doesn't disappoint.

Arnold Schwarzenegger may not be the teenage action hero he once was, but that's not stopping him from delivering a great performance in FUBAR on Netflix. Although the series becomes quite action-thrash at times, it's guaranteed to bring tears of laughter to your eyes.

While FUBAR's storyline isn't particularly original, it serves its purpose. Nearing retirement, CIA veteran Luke Brunner (played by Schwarzenegger) wants to spend more time with his ex-wife Tally (Fabiana Udenio) and adult daughter Emma (Monica Barbaro). However, they don't know anything about his secret agent operations and have considered him a boring businessman for 40 years.

But during Brunner's last mission, there is a surprising revelation: his seemingly innocent daughter turns out to be a CIA agent and an experienced spy. The shock and the broken trust are great, but there is no time for quarrels: the crime boss Boro (Gabriel Luna) threatens the world with annihilation. The Brunners go on a mission together.

For action fans, FUBAR might be disappointing. Schwarzenegger is now 75 years old and can no longer compete as a credible one-man army. The fight scenes aren't spectacularly choreographed and the CGI feels cheap. The series as a whole doesn't look very good.

However, all of this is made up for by the series' meta-charm and humor. Schwarzenegger has long since retired and was never known for his acting skills. But it is precisely these obvious weaknesses that make the series so charming. Schwarzenegger performs with great joy and passion and embodies his role with a self-mockery that is simply likeable.

FUBAR takes a terrific look at the action heroes of the 80s. Luke Brunner is a confident but totally out of touch clumsy man who, after 15 years of divorce, wants to win back his ex-wife and forbids his daughter Emma to use swear words. The chemistry between Schwarzenegger and the other cast members, particularly comedy talent Fortune Feimster and Travis Van Winkle, is great.

The series joyfully deconstructs Schwarzenegger's over-the-top masculine personality and packs a heavy dose of nostalgia. She takes the time to take Emma's boyfriend, a skinny nerd with a fear of escape rooms, seriously. It's the muscle pack