Review of RoboCop 2 (1990) by H Raven R — 26 Nov 2011

The Robocop brand only gets better with time. Well-acted, tightly scripted.

This review of RoboCop 2 (1990) was written by H Raven R on 26 Nov 2011.

RoboCop 2 has generally received mixed reviews.

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