US science fiction action film in which a man gains super-human fighting capabilities after he agrees to have an experimental micro-chip inserted into his spinal cord.
A retro science-fiction actioner with both brains and brawn – quite a lot of brawn, actually. Surely destined for cult status.
Mind-body, action-SF, man-machine split.
Action-packed, sporadically hilarious sci-fi thriller from Leigh Whannell.
Exhilarating and visceral.
Great fun.
Writer-director Leigh Whannell brings wit and originality to what could easily have been very hackneyed genre fare.
If it sometimes lapses into genre clichés, Upgrade still delivers on the action front. Just turn your phone off before you go into the cinema, lest it gets ideas.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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