By Bob Bloom Neill Blomkamp is an imaginative and visually exciting director. But as a writer, he lacks discipline and a keen sense of what to retain or delete from his scripts. And that is evident in “Chappie,” a science-fiction outing brimming with ideas — too many of them for the film’s own good.
REEL BOB: "Chappie"
REEL BOB: "Chappie"
REEL BOB: "Chappie"
By Bob Bloom Neill Blomkamp is an imaginative and visually exciting director. But as a writer, he lacks discipline and a keen sense of what to retain or delete from his scripts. And that is evident in “Chappie,” a science-fiction outing brimming with ideas — too many of them for the film’s own good.