Lotsabots

Rating: 7/10 (18 December 2004)

In "I, Robot", Will Smith is a cop with a sense of humor and a grudge against robots in the year 2030 something when humanoid robots are everywhere thanks to a giant corporation in a giant building in Chicago which manufactures friendly, helpful robots who have been programmed to protect humans. Sent to investigate the apparent suicide of the genius who created the robots, Smith uncovers an insidious plot - which will pit robots against people in an apocalyptic culmination of action, CGI and effects - and must save the token babe and the world from the big bot revolution. Short on human story, this sci-fi action/dramady hyperkinetic mech-fest pushes the envelope of believability with its overwrought CGI. Worth a look for sci-fi and CGI junkies. (B)