Set in the not-so distant future of South Africa, it follows a robot police officer that breaks free from the herd, with the ability to learn, feel and reason. Blomkamp's more than obvious tribute to Robocop aims high with it's ideas but shits the bed with it's cringe-worthy dialogue, horridly uneven tones and annoying performances. I mean, who the feck thought casting counter-culture hip-hop act Die Antwoord to attempt to act out some emotionally heavy scenes? Jesus. Visually the film is quite compelling and every now & then it raises some interesting question but it manages to fail miserably on every other account.
1½ ED-209's out of 5
2 comments:
Briareos laughs.
XD Yeah...I thought that too when I saw his little "ear" things.
That...and yes...Sharlto Copley seems to be taking cues from Jar-Jar Binks for his portrayal of Chappie. :notgood:
Post a Comment