Review of Upgrade (2018) by Richard S — 16 Aug 2018

You know those low-budget revenge movies of the 70's and 80's? You ever miss those? Upgrade.

This review of Upgrade (2018) was written by Richard S on 16 Aug 2018.

Upgrade has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Federico Furzan (50) for Cinelipsis (49) on 15 Jan 2019

Genre cinema does not get better than this. This feels like cyberpunk mixed with horror and action. [Full review in Spanish]…

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Kinda weird. It's an interesting idea, but done better in other similar movies. The cyberpunk design of the world is very well done…

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By Skohl (6) on 07 Mar 2019

I want to point out, because it might not be obvious from the promotional material, this is a CYBERPUNK action-thriller…

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Man paralysed in an attack that killed his wife, gets experimental technology to help him walk but instead, he uses it to track down the killers…

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It's so nice seeing a director with a unique style that doesn't distract from the pure fun of the film…

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By Brainfire (12) on 19 Jun 2019

7 months ago Upgrade is about a tech genius that is going to solve the world's problems with his invention of a implanted chip that turns you…

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By Maxprime (1) on 26 Jun 2020

A visionary film that well tells the pervasiveness of technology in everyday life, a mixture of contrasting feelings and emotions that will…

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First off, a lot of movies have the dumbest twists at the end that they add just for the sake of adding twists and it's dumb…

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By Sarath R (50) on 24 Jan 2019

Underrated movie of 2018. one of the best sci fi and revenge movie I have seen…

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