Review of Chappie (2015) by Delcast — 09 Mar 2015
I went into Chappie expecting to fully hate it, as I am not a big fan of Neil Blomkamp and his lack of subtlety when dealing with social differences. But once I realized this was more a science fiction action comedy more than a political diatribe, I was pleasantly surprised.
Don't get me wrong, this is not a great movie by any standard, but it is extremely entertaining. In fact, I'd say it's Blomkamp's best in my books.
It doesn't take itself too seriously and decides to go for action comedy rather than half baked pseudo socio-political commentary.
The movie is at it's best when it embraces the silliness and fully goes with it, as the sappy drama and the social insight feel very unpolished.
Additionally, a lot of the acting from the Die Antwoord band members is sub par, and Hugh Jackman, plays a ridiculously artificial caricature of an antagonist. But as style rules over realism, these conflicts are easily ignored.
Not nearly as self serious, ridiculously moralistic or grotesquely caricaturesque as District 9 or Elysium, and a much better movie for it.
This review of Chappie (2015) was written by Delcast on 09 Mar 2015.
Chappie has generally received mixed reviews.
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