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Sarah (7798 KP) rated Upgrade (2018) in Movies

May 20, 2019  
Upgrade (2018)
Upgrade (2018)
2018 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Unexpectedly good
Well I have to say that this film was rather a pleasant surprise. I’d been expecting a rather low budget trashy sci-fi but instead I got an action packed, gory and strangely humorous film - which was a complete surprise until I saw it had been directed by Leigh Whannell, then it all made a little more sense.

Don’t get me wrong, this is quite like a good old B movie and does have a slightly dodgy script at times but the rest of the film more than makes up for it. The whole interaction between Grey and Stem is brilliant, very quick and witty and often pretty funny, and the camera work and robotic style of the fight scenes works really well, especially with the blood and gore thrown in too. The acting too from Logan Marshall Green is very good, and he isn’t an actor I’ve seen much from. My only criticism is the ending, I wouldn’t say it was entirely predictable but it didn’t come as a huge surprise. But then I’ve read far too many books and seen far too many films.

Also, was I the only one wishing Alan Tudyk did the voice of Stem? He’s such a good voiceover actor.
  
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Madbatdan82 (341 KP) May 25, 2019

Well worth a watch

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Andy K (10821 KP) May 25, 2019

Need to watch this!