“Upgrade” (** out of four) was an ugly futuristic action thriller in the mold of “BladeRunner” and “Total Recall” and too many others to mention about a man (Logan Marshall-Green) who despises technology but has nowhere left to turn when he is brutally attacked and paralyzed and his wife killed and a scientist friend infuses him with an experimental computer chip that can re-enact his brain function and enact his plans for bloodthirsty revenge. Intriguing story has some interesting plot points about technology and science set against a landscape of urban hell but both its script and direction could have used an upgrade. “Robocop” told almost this exact story much more mesmerically and powerfully over 30 years ago.

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