Pleasantly surprised

Rating: 10/10 (16 July 2004)

I went into this movie expecting nothing more than a "humans vs. machines" scifi flick. But I was pleasantly surprised: Will Smith's down to earth character (quite similar to the cop in Bad Boys or the pilot in Independence Day) fits nicely into this murder mystery with very unusual suspects. Another moviegoer next to me said that this was a really good movie, and I think so, too. Will Smith's character in the movie might have rubbed some critics the other way, but judging from the reactions of the audience, it really enjoyed cop Spooner's reactions and comments, aside from the action sequences, of course. Needless to say, the special effects (especially the translucent skin of the robots) and the action sequences impressed me as well. And there was enough time in the movie to also ask some really deep questions about the purpose of being alive and Asimov's Laws. 10/10