RoboCop (2014) Review

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The plot is somewhat similar to the original: an honest cop is turned into a half-man half machine law enforcer by a greedy corporation. In this case it feels more like an origin story, setting up the characters for future sequels. The themes explored include humanity, greed, media influence and family. The action is good but tone down compared to the 1987 version. It could be said that this is an unnecessary remake but there is no denying that effort was put in it.

Joel Kinnaman was an OK officer Murphy, struggling to accept his new condition. Michael Keaton, Samuel Jackson give solid performances but Gary Oldman steals the movie. He is great in almost every scene.

The updated designs are good. Not a fan of the human hand (I don't remember any in-movie explanation for this). Some designs felt like they were inspired by the Metal Gear Solid video game series

A remake should explore possibilities not present in the original work and this RoboCop kind of does that. While it lacks the soul, action and satire of the 1987 classic it manages to explore current social concerns making it a product of it's time (as the original). It is a good flick, the second or third best RoboCop movie.