Storyline
Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world and become his own man. But there's one thing that makes Chappie different from any one else: he is a robot.
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Cast
Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, Dev Patel, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Chris Shields, Jason Cope, Sharlto Copley, Robert Hobbs, Anthony Bishop, Eugene Khumbanyiwa, Brandon Auret, Johnny Selema, James Bitonti, Miranda Frigon, Paul Hampshire, Dan Hirst, Wandile Molebatsi, Sean O. Roberts, Anderson Cooper, Graeme Duffy, Ninja, Yolandi Visser, Maurice Carpede, Kevin Otto, Bill Marchant, Mark K. Xulu, Sherldon Marema, Shaheed Hajee, James Hendricks, Julian Brits, David Davadoss, Anneli Muller, Kendal Watt, Chan Marti, Vuyelwa Booi, Mike Blomkamp, Paul Dobson, Max Poolman, Alistair Prodgers, Arran Henn, Thami Ngubeni, Andea Volschenk, Hein De Vries, Edwin Gagiano, Janus Prinsloo
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Reviews
80
This hugely entertaining oddity could never be mistaken for the work of any other filmmaker.
75
Between the charming Copley performance, the ingenious visuals, the absolutely incredible all-electronic Hans Zimmer score (seriously, this is one of his best ever), and the propulsive narrative thrust (Blomkamp is rarely singled out for how swiftly he moves things along, plot holes be damned), there is a lot to appreciate and even love about Chappie.
60
The Guardian
Chappie is a broad, brash picture, which does not allow itself to get bogged down in arguing about whether or not “artificial intelligence” is possible. It has subversive energy and fun.
60
It’s a brawny, inventive action romp that’s as happy firing rockets at helicopters as it is contemplating the Cartesian model of mind-body dualism, which gives it a satisfying, sweet-and-sour tang of its own.
50
While it has a few appealing qualities, as a whole it amounts to a well-intentioned bag of missed opportunities.
