Review of RoboCop 2 (1990) by Jake P — 08 Jun 2012

Entertaining enough on an action movie level, but it lacks the clever insights and subtle satire of the original.

This review of RoboCop 2 (1990) was written by Jake P on 08 Jun 2012.

RoboCop 2 has generally received mixed reviews.

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