Chappie

It plays better than it reviews — the watch lands harder than the write-ups suggest.

• “This hugely entertaining oddity could never be mistaken for the work of any other filmmaker.”

  Tom Huddleston, Time Out London · 80

• “Between the charming Copley performance, the ingenious visuals, the absolutely incredible all-electronic Hans Zimmer score (seriously, this is one of his best ever), and the propulsive narrative thrust (Blomkamp is rarely singled out for how swiftly he moves things along, plot holes be damned), there is a lot to appreciate and even love about Chappie.”

  Drew Taylor, The Playlist · 75

• “It’s a good sci-fi action movie, too. Far be it from me to give this movie the kiss of death by making it seem too serious for its core audience. Chappie is everything it has to be — but it’s everything it should be, too.”

  Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle · 75

• “There's something fearlessly uncool about the film, which suffers mostly from being made 30 years too late.”

  Amy Nicholson, Village Voice · 70

• “With a titanium body and a child's mind, Chappie is a fascinating figure, vividly rendered, enough so that you wish there was a better movie around him.”

  Marc Mohan, Portland Oregonian · 67