Brilliant satire of violence and corporate power by Paul Verhoeven, who would later direct the equally superb Starship Troopers. It’s a simple story – dead cop is brought back to life in cybernetic form to fight crime. But he also begins to recall his human life and feelings.
Peter Weller is excellent in the lead role, as is Nancy Allen as his cop partner. It's to the film's great credit that it develops the pair’s relationship without going down the obvious "romance" route.
It’s exciting, and also funny, with the blackest humour imaginable – cheerfully brutal. As the narrative evolves it becomes increasingly compassionate and surprisingly emotional.
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