I was 45 minutes into Chappie, and I had to turn away from it, because it was not what I was expecting. THIS is the reason for all the negative reviews, I can guarantee. If you're expecting something, fooled by the trailers, and you don't get what you want, it tends to bring out the anger in some. Knowing ahead of time what type of film this was, I watched it on a night when I was "in the mood" for the type of film it was. And what type of film is this? Emotional depth. If you cannot accept emotional depth, you probably will have trouble accepting Chappie. The acting is not the best ( South African pop/rap group Die Antwoord cannot act to save their soul. It worked in Chappies favor, I will explain here shortly.) Chappie borrows a few elements from obvious films, such as Short Circuit and Robocop. However, it still manages to come out with something unique. The acting, again, is not the best, but it works in the movies favor. The only thing that stands out, is Chappie, and as long as you're not judgmental towards his actions, you can feel for him. Sure, he does bad things, but that's the problem: The viewer has to keep in mind that this prototype was stolen, and is forced into a lifestyle its creator did not intend. He is programmed to do things, even against his own nature, and his creator constantly has to remind him that he belongs to him, not the criminals. It's not Chappies fault that he is forced to rob a bank, etc. And Chappie is just like a human, he does have feelings, he does have choices, he does think intelligently, and he does not like being lied to! Chappie aims at an entertainment level, not a logical level, so don't try to see things here that do not exist. There's plenty of action and violence in the last hour, and the movie makes up for the steam that it loses in the first hour, so there's no repenting that needs to be done there. This was a fine, unappreciated piece of work from Neil, who helped create District 9. And to be honest, the first time I tried watching this, I didn't like it too much either. I didn't hate it, I didn't love it, I didn't like it. When I gave it a second chance, it won me over: I loved it!

Terrible acting by the non-actors. Everything happens weirdly fast and can hardly make you interested in any part of the story. Even the great cgi can save this thing.Its about a robot that gains consciousness and it gets emotionally attached to some people.

I couldn't get past the first half hour because nothing made sense. It looked good, though.

Such an awful waste of time and a disgrace to the makers of District 9 and actors. Very poor