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Upgrade is a 2018 cyberpunk action film [5] [6] written and directed by Leigh Whannell, and starring Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, and Harrison Gilbertson. Upgrade follows a technophobe who is implanted with a chip that allows him to control his body after a mugging left him paralyzed . [ 7 ]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 77% of 48 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10.The website's consensus reads: "Lightly entertaining even as it hews to genre convictions, Upgraded is an appealing option for anyone seeking a good old-fashioned rom-com." [10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 59 out of 100, based ...
Upgrade is a 2022 novel by Blake Crouch. It is his tenth stand-alone novel, published three years after Summer Frost (2019). The novel explores the ethical and existential ramifications of genetic engineering , set in a near-future world where humanity grapples with the consequences of advanced human genetic enhancement .
The film made $15.1 million in its second weekend (dropping 46%) and then $5.9 million in its third weekend. [36] In the film's fourth weekend, due to the mass theater closures around the country caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it made $64,000 from 111 locations, mostly drive-in theaters. [37]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 50% of 30 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.2/10. [11] Leslie Felperin of The Guardian gave the film 2/5 stars, writing, "If only the film were a little bit smarter and less predictable, it might have had a chance of becoming a cult classic."
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Uglies is a 2024 American science fiction drama film directed by McG and written by Jacob Forman, Vanessa Taylor, and Whit Anderson.Based on the novel of the same name by Scott Westerfeld, the plot centers around a future post-apocalyptic dystopian society in which people are considered "ugly" until they become "pretty" by enduring extensive cosmetic surgery at the age of 16.