Robocop

Robocop is a film that many of today’s modern blockbusters could learn a lesson or two from. This movie is set in the near future where privatisation has spread to the police force and as such the company that owns the police OCP, decides to build a better police officer in Robocop. This film has as you would expect of a large sci-fi/action movie great action sequences and effects (for the time). However a true strength that this movie has that is often sorely missing in modern summer blockbusters is its ability to successfully manage multiple narratives without losing sight of any of them. This film also makes an interesting and relevant point about privatisation and some of the fears it expressed, in quite a tongue in cheek way I may add, have become a reality. At points it was hard to believe this film was made over twenty years ago and was not a spoof on current news events. Where this film was let down slightly was in its dependency on gratuitous violence that diminished some of the message it was trying to communicate. It also suffered from some lazy and clunky dialogue, however I am aware that these two points are some of the reasons many love this film. Overall not only is this a good action and sci-fi movie, it’s a lot smarter than many give it credit for.

Score 3.5/5