Review of Upgrade (2018) by Andrew D — 17 Jun 2018

Compact, solid film. not designed to be a blockbuster and can be enjoyed as such. while 'not deep' it does indirectly allude to deep issues related to the adoption of ai. sure there some violence that some would say is over-the-top but the film ensures there is some actual sense to this and is central to the theme.

for example it is used to manipulate various people at the time in relation to the greater agenda. in terms of the 'upgrades' as a means to make the resident human more efficient as an instrument of purpose and this is rather cleverly mirrored on the battle within the character alongside the battles against the erstwhile adversaries.

Logan marshall did a great job of combining robotic unnatural movements with bewildered facial expression. the director did a great job in ensuring tone and ensuring a clean/streamlined movie which I think will enable it to age well as a form of niche classic.