Films like Upgrade come along from time to time and they are just really hard to review. They don’t fit into a box with which to place them properly ut can be emphatically described as one of the most violent movies to watch. Upgrade is one of those films. And this is a review of a very cool action movie with sci-fi premises and body horror. It makes for a good time if you ask me.

What Year is Upgrade Set in?

Upgrade is set in the year 2046. We know this because;

Grey read the report from his wife’s death and on the autopsy, his wife is born in 2008.

Melanie (his wife) is 38 when she was murdered. Do the math, but that means the movie is set in 2016

Classified as a body horror science fiction film, if you’re looking for something unique and full of action as well as hard-hitting horror, you will get what you paid for.

Upgrade is streaming on Foxtel.

Logan Marshall-Green and Melanie Valejo (Grey and Asha) #Upgrade2018

STEM is an experimental implant identified as something can help those who need it. Grey is that someone. He agrees to have the chip inserted into his brain and from there the revenge he so sorely dreams of becomes a reality.

Is Upgrade a Scary Movie?

Upgrade is not your run of the mill horror movie. Some will even argue it’s not a horror movie at all. The film lies squarely in the action movies genre bucket, however, the markings of body-horror. Grey is overcome by the very chip implanted into his brain. The moral issues of whether automated technology should be used in this type of scenario are clearly played with here. While not a ‘scary movie’ perse, the brutality featured in the film makes it the stuff of nightmares. But you will easily be able to turn out the light at bedtime.

Director and writer: Leigh Whannell,

Leigh Whannell, Starring: Logan Marshall-Green (The Invitation 2015) , Richard Anastasios (Killer Elite 2011) , Rosco Campbell (Thor: Ragnarok 2017), Richard Cawthorne (Wolf Creek 2016) and, Benedict Hardie (Hacksaw Ridge 2016,)

, , Upgrade Release Date: First premiered at South By Southwest Film Festival March 2018. Released in June 2018 (USA & Australia.)

Grey played by Logan Marshall-Green #Upgrade2018

Upgrade Review

Let me tell you, Upgrade is one of those rare experiences where you think you’re in for a middle of the road sci-fi film and find yourself on top of a wave of enthusiasm brought about by the thumping action scenes that turn any blood in your body into pure testosterone. As I am a female, one might wonder how I would know this. Well, I have it on good authority that this movie epitomizes how it feels.

The great thing about how this movie is put together is in using tired and well-trodden technology-driven themes and amping it up to 11. This film has amazing cinematography, beautiful dark and dingy futuristic scenery and a plot that is both interesting and not overly complicated to follow. Additionally, it will leave gore-hounds satiated with it’s in your face mashing and smashing and stabbing alongside superbly shot action scenes. As a matter of fact, this is my absolute most favorite combination— action and horror and I enjoyed every second of this.

The premise isn’t new but it still the most violent movie

Performances in Upgrade were super-soft but only added to the overall feel of the rest of what’s going on. Like taking some lemon when something is overly sticky. The characters take a back seat allowing you to concentrate on everything else. Upgrade is plenty sticky too, the characters are a mixture of evil with sci-fi dripping goodness and of course a vessel for revenge, with Grey.

Occasionally, I’ve seen this movie referenced as being similar to an extended Black Mirror episode. You would just have to insert a good dash of over-the-top violence into one of them to get to where this does. It was irrelevant that I predicted the outcome of the storyline because it was 100 minutes of a damn good time.

Utilizing such a low budget and creating something like this is just one of the many positives of releasing a movie like this. And by low, I mean this was made with only $3 million.

In any event, see it when you can.

I give Upgrade

5 Logan Marshall-Green just looks like Tom Hardy but isn’t out of 5

5 out of 5





Finally, the trailer, violent Australian Action movies – Upgrade Movie