Review of Upgrade (2018) by Larry S — 11 Sep 2018

I liken this movie to that of "Machete". A movie that should be awesome and badaas, but one that only occasionally hits theh right notes.

This review of Upgrade (2018) was written by Larry S on 11 Sep 2018.

Upgrade has generally received very positive reviews.

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