The format of “man who gets injured and sets out for revenge” has been done so many times its more than cliché. ‘Upgrade’ centres on a paraplegic who gets implanted with a chip that improves him and can manipulate his body. With his wife also recently having been murdered, he conveniently sets out for revenge. The AI running his body, named STEM, offers injections of humour throughout serious scenes, but it would be worth seeing if this can break away from the sci-fi hits of the 80s and 90s that it has clearly been influenced by and stand on its own two legs.
Release date: 1 June
> Mark Goddard
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