Chappie. Or to give it its proper title: "Welcome to Johannesburg, Motherfuckers."
I don't see why this is getting a slating.
It's colourful and grimly nasty in equal measure, where I actually cared about the zany, wacky characters on parade, who all had their own arcs and emotional resonance, within a story about humanity and life which (whilst having been done before) was pulled off with aplomb and some bombastic stuff.
Evil Hugh Jackman and his mullet and three quarter length shorts (narrowly beat out on being the cruellest aspect of the movie, were it not for heart-wrenching trauma, Chappie finding his place in the world, and a story about what it means to be human. Though, who needs that shit in an action movie?) were great, as was the soundtrack (I'll check out Die Antwoord as a result of this film) and the action sequences are fantastic.
Though, the South African tourist board seriously needs to have a word with Mr Blomkamp.
(Editor's Note: Man, that love of Die Antwoord aged well... Oooh boy...)
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