RoboCop (2014)

Jose Padilha took up the mantle of the RoboCop franchise and, fighting studio mandates all the way, came up with what is essentially a drama with action beats. The satirical elements that helped make the original fun are replicated in some diluted form, but they seem to miss the mark. The drama elements are a mixed bag. But, hey, the action beats are actually pretty neat, so it’s got that going for it. In terms of Batman Begins style reboots, there were worse ways to go with this, but the ra...