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Chappie boasts more of the big ideas and visual panache that director Neill Blomkamp has become known for -- and, sadly, more of the narrative shortcomings.
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This tale of a police robot that is illegally used to test out intelligence-generating software is all action and no brains. October 17, 2017 | Full Review…
This tale of a police robot that is illegally used to test out intelligence-generating software is all action and no brains.
M. Faust
It's this time-old message of humanity, adapted to fit with today's technologies, that transcends the overpowering, at times clunky, cinematic vessel. July 19, 2016 | Full Review…
It's this time-old message of humanity, adapted to fit with today's technologies, that transcends the overpowering, at times clunky, cinematic vessel.
Katie Kilkenny
Its oddly jumbled machinery never clicks. The logic of Chappie gradually disintegrates, becoming increasingly farcical. December 14, 2015 | Full Review…
Its oddly jumbled machinery never clicks. The logic of Chappie gradually disintegrates, becoming increasingly farcical.
Jake Coyle
The principal charm of the film arises from Chappie's ears, which prick up and droop like those of a titanium rabbit. March 15, 2015 | Full Review…
The principal charm of the film arises from Chappie's ears, which prick up and droop like those of a titanium rabbit.
Anthony Lane
Blomkamp's strength lies in his unabashed populism, an extension of his sympathy with the underdog. March 13, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Blomkamp's strength lies in his unabashed populism, an extension of his sympathy with the underdog.
Jake Wilson
While the visual effects are spectacularly seamless, they're in the service of a movie which devolves from vaguely funny to just-plain silly to numbingly gory. March 10, 2015 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
While the visual effects are spectacularly seamless, they're in the service of a movie which devolves from vaguely funny to just-plain silly to numbingly gory.
Christy Lemire
Despite flashes of brilliance, Chappie's script often resembles a list of stuff that would be cool to see in a movie rather than an actual story. January 9, 2020 | Full Review…
Despite flashes of brilliance, Chappie's script often resembles a list of stuff that would be cool to see in a movie rather than an actual story.
Chris McCoy
Chappie packs a shocking climax into a movie which focuses on growth, humanity, and innocence. November 13, 2019 | Rating: 8.7/10 | Full Review…
Chappie packs a shocking climax into a movie which focuses on growth, humanity, and innocence.
Brandon Davis
Chappie needs one and all to leave practicality, a desire for authentic social statements, and distaste for over-the-top story and character at home. If you can't do that, stay home yourself. August 5, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Chappie needs one and all to leave practicality, a desire for authentic social statements, and distaste for over-the-top story and character at home. If you can't do that, stay home yourself.
Leslie Combemale
Had it been more unhinged and odd or had it been dramatically less Die Antwoord-ly focused, Chappie could have been more than the haphazard hot mess it is. July 30, 2019 | Rating: C | Full Review…
Had it been more unhinged and odd or had it been dramatically less Die Antwoord-ly focused, Chappie could have been more than the haphazard hot mess it is.
Ryan Syrek
Chappie is an amalgam of better movies. July 20, 2019 | Rating: 2.75/5 | Full Review…
Chappie is an amalgam of better movies.
Josh Goller
Within Chappie, there is an almost perfect short film; an inventive take on a mechanical consciousness developing under unusual circumstances. If only the additional 100 minutes could have sustained this. May 14, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Within Chappie, there is an almost perfect short film; an inventive take on a mechanical consciousness developing under unusual circumstances. If only the additional 100 minutes could have sustained this.
Bertie Archer
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