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As with the best science fiction, the technology of the future is used to explore the human condition of the present.

The very worst thing about this film is its message.

A magnificent 90 minutes of slapstick silliness.

Being an individual is a declaration of sorts

This film makes a number of intriguing choices.

Reckless, feckless and, above all, utterly irredeemable.

If this is just more of the same, is that really such a terrible thing?

The plot runs into the ground after the first bullet is fired.

The film throws ideas at the screen so much that it's not only for its two hours and change of runtime that it feels like more than one film at once.

The pace accelerates through 15 stages of excitement without stopping to refuel

There's nowt of substance, or wit to last more than a 30-minute sitcom, but the script's tone is affectionate and likable.

Everyone loves a bit of nostalgia, but you've got to put your heart into it.

The comedy is not funny, the action is exhausting, and by the time its 156 minutes are over, you too will have been transformed into a dead-eyed machine that has lost the power or will to care.

Visually colourful but narratively bland.

A distinctly anaemic confection.

Attempting the fusion of psychological damage with cartoon sentimentality results in a mixture of what might have been and what doesn’t work any more.

It's the film's sheer lack of charm that proves terminal.