Thought Provoking

Rating: 9/10 (4 May 2005)

Like the novel, the concept of Robots having a mind of their own, and what problems they might cause or solve, is both thought-provoking and attractive.
While I thought the special effects and action sequences were annoyingly over-the-top (which appears obligatory for films of the 'oughts), the story was well-conceived and very well acted. While this story is not precisely true to Asimov's novel, the concept is the same. I thought the attempt to modernize it for the 2000s was both admirable and helped us appreciate where our current technological direction might take us. Most sci-fi novels, when made into movies, lose their original intent. While this movie ALMOST gets more hung up in effects and actions, I give credit to Will Smith (as both actor and executive producer) for making sure the original concept remained at the heart of the story.
Easily one of the better sci-fi movies of all time!