Chappie

— Not exactly a bad film, but disappointing for this director and a sad choice for Hugh Jackman whose role is so black and white that about all he can do is look like a mean person with bad hair. The police robot named Chappie is sweet enough and we all laugh as he develops a swagger and starts wearing gold chains from falling in with a bad crowd, but there’s just not much meat on these bones. The film looks good and appears to have had adequate backing, but it doesn’t take long to know where the story is headed. It’s fine for late night streaming, but I wouldn’t have been happy if I’d paid to see it in a theater. [Netflix]

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[2015. 120 min. Directed by Neill Blomkamp. Starring Sharito Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Yo-Lani Visser, and Sigourney Weaver.]
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/chappie-2015