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Upgrade

2018

Leigh Whannell

Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson, Simon Maiden ...

6.7

13,146

Sci-Fi. Thriller. Action Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when Grey, a self-identified technophobe, has his world turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant called Stem.

	Author	Review
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"A fast-paced, inventive thrill ride (...) 'Upgrade' proves far more entertaining than it has a right to be"	POS
United States	Jason Bailey IndieWire	"[It] has plenty of action, but lacks a good mystery (...) One wishes that some of the inventiveness of its set pieces and throwaway flourishes could’ve made their way into the main narrative"	NEU
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"The film isn’t a dud — it 'delivers the goods' in a certain reductive, baseline action-fanboy way. Yet 'Upgrade' is the sort of movie that thinks it’s more ingenious than it is"	NEU
United States	Mark Jenkins The Washington Post	"An entertaining yet unoriginal sci-fi thriller (...) Leigh Whannell’s themes are as predictable as his premise (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice	"'Upgrade' offers memorable, legible fights, a compelling bombed-out retro-apocalyptic look and a mystery that seems obvious at the start but then keeps twisting."	POS
United States	Peter Hartlaub SFGATE	"'Upgrade' has flaws in pacing and execution; and the vision of the future always seems about 45 percent complete. But there’s a renegade spirit to the film"	NEU
United States	Rafer Guzmán Newsday	"Genre fans will be in heaven (...) 'Upgrade' is hugely enjoyable and delivers just about everything it promised (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Katie Rife AV Club	"Inventive action and impressive effects enhance 'Upgrade's low-budget thrills"	POS

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