RoboCop (2014) 7/10

Starring : Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael K Williams, Jennifer Ehle, Jay Baruchel, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Samuel L Jackson
Director : Jose Padilha
Running Time : 118 mins

When Detroit cop Alex Murphy (Kinnaman) is badly injured, he is transformed into a half-man half-machine cyborg by a company called OmniCorp who want to introduce their robotic law enforcers into the United States. However, unlike their robot military drones, their new RoboCop holds on to its humanity even as it discovers just how little of his human side is left.

The strength of this remake lies in concentrating on the creation of RoboCop rather than just how much damage he can inflict on criminals. The moments with Murphy having to cope with being more machine than man, and realising that his basically a head with an arm, are the best moments of this movie. Fans of the original might be disappointed by the toned-down violence, but fans of futuristic sci-fi will love that the focus is on the science.

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