In the genre insider tip Upgrade from 2018, which unfortunately was not released in cinemas in Germany, a car mechanic sets out on a merciless campaign of revenge after a tragic incident. To involuntary killing machine He is protected by an advanced computer chip that was implanted in him as a life-saving measure.
If you’re not yet familiar with the heavy mix of sci-fi and action, you can watch the film by Saw author Leigh Whannell on Nitro on Wednesday night. Also included is the ultimate Tom Hardy clone.
Sci-Fi insider tip on TV: Upgrade is a bloody mess of many film references
The plot of the film takes place in the future and is about the car mechanic Gray (Logan Marshall-Green), who has a car accident with his wife Asha (Melanie Vallejo) after his lover is shot by gangsters. Gray only survives because he is implanted with a new type of computer chip called STEM, which soon destroys the protagonist Fighting against your own body sends.
For Upgrade, Whannell mixes references from great role models such as RoboCop, A Man Sees Red and body horror à la David Cronenberg. With clever camera gimmicks, rough pacing and a charismatic lead actor who sometimes looks a bit like Tom Hardy, this sci-fi film is a nasty little genre gem. By the way, the budget for the upgrade was only 5 million dollars.
You can watch an upgrade trailer here:
Upgrade – Red Band Trailer (English) HD
When is Upgrade on TV?
Nitro shines the sci-fi actioner at night from April 24th to April 25th, 2024 at 00:40 a.m out of. You can’t currently watch the upgrade anywhere with a streaming flat rate. Alternatively, you can rent or buy the film on Amazon Prime, for example*.
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