6/10
The Vidiot Reviews...
15 June 2015
Short Circuit 2

Robots cannot only do our jobs better, but they can stand in the unemployment line longer than any human.

Fortunately, the bot in this comedy has multiple jobs to support him.

Loaned out to his old friend Benjamin (Fisher Stevens) to help with the production of his new toy line, Johnny 5 (Tim Blaney) finds NYC to be much more interesting than his rural home.

One day when he wanders off he befriends a bank-robber (Jack Weston) who wants to use Johnny 5 to dig a tunnel into a vault.

Meanwhile, Benjamin's business partner (Michael McKean) plots to sell Johnny 5 for millions.

Despite the poor casting of a white actor as the East Indian lead, this sequel to the corny original exceeds its predecessor by focusing more on Johnny's evolution, as well as ramping up the action.

Incidentally, Johnny 5 went on to become an unsuccessful bomb disposal robot.

Yellow Light

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