Not bad at all

Rating: 8/10 (4 April 2006)

8 out of 10 for a well-written and executed story. The cast does a good job, although there are only 3 real stars, Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan and Alan Tudyk. This is the latest (but certainly won't be the last) in a long series of books and films dealing with machines deciding that they've had quite enough of human chicanery. Isaac Asimov's book is well adapted to film, with enough detail getting through to make the film work. Best of all, it doesn't ever SEEM like they're feeding you this detail. The film is set in the future (circa 2035), when robots are fast becoming accepted and, in some instances, irreplaceable. Then, a murder occurs and it appears to have been committed by a rogue robot. Only Will Smith (a Detective), believes this. Everyone else is convinced that robots must obey the 3 laws which would prevent them from harming a human. As Smith investigates a bit further, aided by Moynahan, albeit reluctantly at first, the truth becomes even more frightening. Have the robots been programmed to ignore the 3 laws in order to take over control? Smith must get to the bottom of things before the new line of robots takes over the earth!