Upgrade (2019)
Upgrade
”A man seeks revenge with the help of a computer chip implant after his world is turned upside down.”
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'Upgrade' is a movie full of well-shot action sequences, which is worth watching by itself. The premise - of a man who uses technology to transform his own body into a more effective deadly machine - sounds interesting at first, but the end result ends up feeling a bit silly. Still, it's a story that fits the spirit of our times.
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Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when Grey, a self-identified technophobe, has his world turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant called Stem.
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