In A. Lee Martinez' The Automatic Detective, reformed warrior robot Mack Megaton searches for a missing family — and a moral purpose — in a city of exotic mutants.
Movie Pitch
Iron Man meets X-Men.
Lowdown
The dialogue and supporting cast are full of creaky cliché but in time Mack's smash-and-grab mission acquires some satisfying philosophical
heft. B+
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