Wasted opportunity

Rating: 5/10 (5 October 2004)

Very stylish with a surreal atmosphere to the movie. The voice of the main character robot, Sonny also adds to the haunting quality. But the characters and script are clichéd, while the plot, with its numerous special effects and action sequences, is predictable yet implausible. Great if you enjoy films full of special effects and don't care about the plot too much. At its heart the movie is asking interesting questions: 'What defines life? What is consciousness and self awareness?' But having asked the questions it misses the opportunity to investigate them to any depth. This is a much better than average Hollywood action film but I was left feeling that it could have been much more.