Saturday, 19 December 2015

A happy robot chappie

Chappie (2015)

Directed & co-written by Neill Blomkamp this film stars Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Ninja, Yolandi Visser and Hugh Jackman. In South Africa a police robot is given an experimental AI and raised by a criminal gang.

At times both the plot and characters of this film are a bit too simplistic, with the script never really delving into the deeper sci-fi or human themes. Where the script does work is in the charm of it's title character and his growth giving a small window into how some are raised into a life of crime in South Africa. The special effects are decent and so are the performances but it feels like the script needs another draft or two despite having some charm to it.


3/5

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