Synopsis
In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured, OmniCorp sees their chance to build a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine.
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Cast
- Joel KinnamanRoboCop / Alex Murphy
- Gary OldmanDr. Dennett Norton
- Michael KeatonRaymond Sellars
- Abbie CornishClara Murphy
- Jackie Earle HaleyMaddox
- Michael Kenneth WilliamsJack Lewis
- Jennifer EhleLiz Kline
- Jay BaruchelPope
- Marianne Jean-BaptisteKaren Dean
- Samuel L. JacksonPat Novak
Recommendations
- 80
Total Film
Taking the original and successfully transplanting it into an ambitious new world, José Padilha’s english-language debut is an exciting, pacey and thoughtful sci-fi actioner. - 75
New York Post
RoboCop is topically up-to-the-moment but stylistically it’s retro. Far from using the story as an excuse to string together cheap thrills and blowout spectacle, its hero has all the heart of the Tin Man. - 70
Variety
It’s a less playful enterprise than the original, but meets the era’s darker demands for action reboots with machine-tooled efficiency and a hint of soul. - 67
The Playlist
There are enough rough edges and interesting kinks across the two-hour running time that you come out forgiving it for the more generic elements, though we'll acknowledge that the flaws might stick out more on a second viewing, when you're not just pleasantly surprised that the whole thing isn't a stinking mess. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
In some ways, the thoughtful, dense script marks an improvement on the original, and the cast is certainly tonier this time around. What’s missing is the original’s evil wit, amoral misanthropy and subversive slipperiness. - 60
The Telegraph
The film is not only unchallenging, it seems actively scared of challenging us. You emerge feeling pacified and only semi-entertained. - 60
Time Out London
This is a slicker, shinier, admittedly inferior affair. But with a strong cast, a roaring pace and at least one genuinely unforgettable scene, it’s by no means a write-off. - 40
Empire
There’s nothing wrong, of course, with sci-fi films asking Big Questions, but the delivery doesn’t have to be — should never be, in fact — this tedious.
