![]() One day, Sean, his teenage friends Nathan (James Tarpey) and his sister Alexandra (Ella Hunt) and the orphan boy Connor (Milo Parker) accidentally discover how to turn off the implants for thirteen hours, using a battery with damaged contacts. The teenager Sean Flynn (Callan McAuliffe) misses his father Danny (Steven Mackintosh), who is a pilot, and his mother Kate (Gillian Anderson) is constantly harassed by the collaborator Robin Smythe (Ben Kingsley). People receive implants and are confined inside their houses while collaborators distribute supplies for the families. Seven out of ten from me.Īfter eleven days of war, robots from outer space domain the earthlings. My advice ignore the negative nellies and give Robot Overlords a go, you won't be disappointed. The acting is good with a strong cast and pretty decent special effects. ![]() The story is not supposed to be taken seriously and instead, represents a fun ride for those willing to accept the limitations imposed, which reflect the ages of the likely target audience. The hero is a young teen boy and his friends who, inexplicably, take on an invading army of robots who conquered the armies of earth in short order. What you get instead is a cleverly directed film, that is more reminiscent of Doctor Who or perhaps the Sarah Jane adventures. Its adopts a softened approach to sci-fi, with the hard core death and destruction found in films like Alien, left on the shelf. That said, Robot Overlords has enough on offer to prove enjoyable for anyone. I can but assume the reviewers missed the memo that explains this film is clearly pitched at a teen audience. I'm surprised by some of the caustic reviews of Robot Overlords.
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