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RoboCop (12A)

RoboCop (12A)

Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) - a loving husband, father and good cop - is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer.

More information on this production is available at www.studiocanal.co.uk.

The critical consensus

Throughout, one character refers to the new RoboCop as ‘Tin Man’ and to the film’s credit, it desperately wants to have a heart. Oh, if it only had a brain.

**(*)(*)(*)Chris Hewitt, Empire Online, 03/02/2014

Taking the original and successfully transplanting it into an ambitious new world, José Padilha’s english-language debut is an exciting, pacey and thoughtful sci-fi actioner.

****(*)Richard Jordan, Total Film, 05/02/2014

It looks terrific but, a bit like Robocop himself, struggles to figure out its purpose.

***(*)(*)Henry Fitzherbert, Daily Express, 05/02/2014

Great performances and flawless special effects conceal a cold metallic heart.

Adam Woodward, Little White Lies, 06/02/2014

This model of RoboCop might have been brought bang up to date but it doesn't display any significant improvements.

***(*)(*)Emma Simmonds, The List, 07/02/2014

For all the sound and fury here, Padilha struggles to reconcile the organic and robotic elements of the storytelling.

***(*)(*)Geoffrey MacNab, The Independent, 06/02/2014

While the remake may not be groundbreaking, at least it appears to have been made by someone who understands what made the original great. For that, we should be thankful.

***(*)(*)Mark Kermode, The Observer, 09/02/2014

Jose Padilha’s update employs many of the same moves, but not the original’s sly, subversive humour.

***(*)(*)Siobhan Synnot, The Scotsman, 09/02/2014

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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