13 Disappointing Recent Films That Should've Been Great

13. Chappie

What Was Expected

Chappie looked like a thought-provoking and unique depiction of AI, with a strong cast, an interesting setting and a new adorable robot for the ages with Chappie. It also suggested a bounce back up for director Neil Blomkamp.

What We Actually Got

If Neil Blomkamp wants to destroy all the good-will he earned through District 9 he's certainly going the right way about it.

When you watch Chappie, prepare to be frustrated as the many interesting ideas about AI are neglected in favor of a bland, generic gangster plot. The movie is an endless mumbo-jumbo of different ideas with none of them truly being explored.

Viewers must be warned not to expect much actually to do with the AI themes the trailer appeared to hint at as the film is dominated by some excruciatingly annoying rappers who give very irritating performances. Meanwhile, Dev Patel and Sigourney Weaver are sidelined while Hugh Jackman gives a terrible performance. .

Chappie isn't terrible as it brushes up against a lot of interesting things, but whenever this happens all we get is another messy, generic and confused sequence focussing either on explosions or those blasted rappers.