Nothing like the book - a wasted opportunity

Rating: 3/10 (4 December 2004)

I do not know how Hollywood directors manage to get things so wrong.
I Robot was (and is,) a superb collection of short stories centering around the logic of the robotic laws, it is superb. The central character is an elderly female analyst who specialises in robotics and she is called upon to unravel the complexities of behaviour patterns amongst robots.
This film turned an intelligent story by Azimov into a special effects drama, which owes most of its premise to Terminator.
If you like tedious drawn out special effect fight scenes then this is for you, if you have read Azimov's book then you will see little resemblance to it in this film.