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I, Robot (8/10)

January 2nd, 2005

After sitting in it’s Netflix sleeve for what seems like weeks, I finally watched I, Robot. I haven’t read Asimov’s short stories for which the movie is based on, but from what I hear, it is very loosely based. The movie has the very basic theme of “what if we created artificial intelligence so good that it starts to disobey us”, and it follows through quite nicely. I, Robot is jam-packed with action and a good amount of suspense and mystery, so I can say I was fully entertained by the movie. I would say that I, Robot was every bit as good and interesting as Minority Report for fans of futuristic sci-fi.

The acting, although overshadow greatly by the action and effects, was well executed by Will Smith and Bridget Moynahan. Will even did a good almost-cry scene when he reveals the reason behind his hatred for robots. I especially liked the prop of having Will’s left arm being cybernetic because it sure started coming in handy after we find out about it. And I was glad to see Shia LaBeouf (of Even Stevens fame) getting a role in a good blockbuster. I guess the only thing that I really didn’t like about the movie only has to do with the fact that I’m a computer geek - the computer interfaces were sooooo stupid looking!!! When will Hollywood pacify us computer nerds with some realistic yet futuristic computer interfaces? Aside from that, I, Robot is a well done futuristic sci-fi that will keep the viewer interested until the very end.

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