Review of RoboCop 2 (1990) by David Ansen for Newsweek — 06 Feb 2018
Kershner's accomplishment in the first half of RoboCop 2--which offers up the original's mixture of crunching action, dystopian satire and depraved villainy--is the genuine pathos this conflicted tin man evokes.
But a curious thing happens to this sequel. It forgets what it's about. In the last third of the movie, the character of RoboCop vanishes behind his visor, the script loses its focus, and the special effects take over.
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This review of RoboCop 2 (1990) was written by David Ansen and published by Newsweek on 06 Feb 2018.
RoboCop 2 has generally received mixed reviews.
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