RoboCop 2 (1990)

Genre: Action/Crime/Science-fiction

Starring: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Belinda Bauer, Dan O'Herlihy, Felton Perry, Tom Noonan, Willard E. Pugh, Gabriel Damon

In continuation to the previous movie, OCP wants the Detroit government to default on their payments so that the entire city can be privatised and comes under the control of OCP. The OCP is trying hard to replace the police force with machines which forces the police to go on a strike, leaving the entire city of Detroit open to crime. With failed experiments, Dr. Juliette Faxx (Bauer) proposes to once again try the original version of RoboCop (Weller) but with improvements. Kane (Noonan) is a criminal who has formulated a new drug called Nuke. With Nuke causing a pandemonium in Detroit, RoboCop is trying hard to curb it and bring an end to it. The sole reason why the first movie worked well is because of its ingenious plot line. The second movie is a mere extension of the first one, with nothing extra added on to it. A very typical cop-chases-criminal story is what ensues along with a highly predictable outcome. Some upgradation to RoboCop as a character to keep interest alive was necessary that was highly missed in the movie. A good action movie and nothing more.

Thumbs up: Decent action entertainer

Thumbs down: Lacks innovation in the story

Rating: 6.3/10