Chappie

Name: Chappie
Genre: Crime, Action, Science Fiction
Released: 2015-03-04
Cast: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser

2015 | 120 min | Crime, Action, Science Fiction

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With just 32% on Rotten Tomatoes, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime fans, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Upgrade or Terminator 2: Judgment Day, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood: Gritty, mind-bending.
The pace: Fast-moving, at 2 hr.
What might put you off: Rated R: meant for adults.
Critics were cooler on it than audiences.

Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world and become his own man. But there's one thing that makes Chappie different from any one else: he is a robot.