Good. Not great.

Rating: 7/10 (19 July 2004)

Considering all the money that must have been spent on the seamless futuristic special effects and sets, not to mention on Will Smith, "I, Robot" should have been more than it was. This movie is entertaining enough but far too formulaic. Hero saves world. We've seen it a thousand times before. There is enough humor and action and suspense to keep things interesting, but "I, Robot" lacks real depth. The movie does discuss the morals of robotics interacting with humans, and puts an empathetic face on the main robot character, Sonny. Yet, this film missed the opportunity to be more clever and darker. It gets far too immersed in big scene computer graphics and lacks the intensity of a robot thriller it could have been. Worth seeing, just don't expect to be blown away. 7/10