Review of Upgrade (2018) by K W — 15 Jun 2018

Fantastic action, full throttle! A refreshing sci-fi treat.

This review of Upgrade (2018) was written by K W on 15 Jun 2018.

Upgrade has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Ajzeg01 (70) on 21 Sep 2019

This movie was freaking awesome!!! If I could describe this movie, I would say it’s Blade Runner meets 2001: A Space Odyssey meets Venom…

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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 Marco Antonio L (182) on 19 Jan 2019

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By Korhan (6) on 22 Oct 2020

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By Bfoore90 (601) on 03 Feb 2020

While the ending was unsatisfying, the story itself was new and entertaining enough to make the film watchable…

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One of the best films in the cyberpunk genre. A simple story, but a great ending…

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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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By Yakobish (1) on 21 Feb 2020

Cool concept. Pretty well executed. The juxtaposition of cinematography between perspectives is very cool…

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Upgrade is Blumhouse's first entry into science fiction and it is outstanding…

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