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Chappie

2015

Neill Blomkamp

Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver ...

5.8

23,652

Sci-Fi. Thriller. Action In the near future, crime is patrolled by an oppressive mechanized police force. But now, the people are fighting back. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself. As powerful, destructive forces start to see Chappie as a danger to mankind and order, they will stop at nothing to maintain the status quo and ensure that Chappie is the last of his kind. [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Blomkamp has created an entertaining new variation on the traditional droid theme – in fact, it’s a witty tribute to 'Robocop' (...) wittier and more interesting than the recent dull remake. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"
		Justin Chang Variety	"Intelligence, artificial or otherwise, is one of the major casualties of Chappie, a robot-themed action movie that winds up feeling as clunky and confused as the childlike droid with which it shares its name"
		Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"With unappealing one-note characters, retread concepts and implausible motivations, Chappie is a further downward step for director Neill Blomkamp"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Sadly, Blomkamp's ideas feel depleted this time, dulled by repetition. (...) Rating: ★½ (out off our)"
		Robbie Collin Telegraph	"It’s a brawny, inventive action romp (...) the film feels like an only partly successful experiment, you have to admire the spirit of experimentation in which it was crafted. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"
		Claudia Puig USA Today	"The concept is undeniably compelling, but portions of this dystopian action thriller begin to feel like a video game. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"
		Drew Taylor IndieWire	"Between the charming Copley performance, the ingenious visuals, the absolutely incredible all-electronic Hans Zimmer score, and the propulsive narrative thrust, there is a lot to appreciate and even love about 'Chappie'"
		Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"A misjudgment from metallic head to titanium toe. (...) Rating: 0 (out of four)"
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"Even at his shakiest, Mr. Blomkamp holds your attention."
		Tom Huddleston Time Out	"With its stunning urban landscapes, trash-talking titanium hero (...) this hugely entertaining oddity could never be mistaken for the work of any other filmmaker. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"
		James Rocchi The Wrap	"It’s too bad that neither the philosophy nor the pyrotechnics on-screen in Chappie can distract you from your own sinking feeling that you’ve seen almost all of this before"
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"A great deal of technological innovation goes into telling the same story we’ve already seen many times (...) isually, Chappie is a nifty feat"

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