Solid sci-fi-and yes, faithful to Asimov

Rating: 7/10 (18 September 2004)

I've always enjoyed good science fiction, and this movie was solid all around. Will Smith is well cast as Spooner and isn't too comical. The plot was solid and lacked any noticeable holes. The dialog is quiet good. And of course, the SFX were fantastic. The design of everything, from buildings to robots to cars, is perfect.
YES the robots obeyed the three laws! You have to watch to see why I can say that safely.
My qualms? There is some fairly blatant product placement for shoes, stereos, cars, etc (you will see). Also, the plot elements involving the doctor and his robots is a bit convoluted and that constitutes a big part of the movie, but I can't elaborate without spoilers. Still, I didn't consider that a problem.
*** out of **** (three stars out of four)