starts slow, but gets better

Rating: 8/10 (17 July 2004)

On many levels this is just a typical summer blockbuster movie, but it does it well. Relatively tight writing, and plot. The story is by Isaac Asimov, but it's only loosely based on that work. It borrows more from Philip K. Dick novels (Bladerunner, Minority Report, Imposter, etc.) than from Asimov. The future settings are at once familiar and unfamiliar, like Dick's movies often are, since they are usually set in the not too distant future.
Characters are somewhat familiar action-movie types, but somewhat toned down to make them a little more realistic and human. Will Smith is looking quite a bit older and more mature here than in other movies. He sort of combines his characters from Bad Boys and Men In Black for this one.

I did figure out most of the twists in the story even before it happened, but there were a few that I didn't foresee. Definitely view it at the theatre, or rent it on DVD (preferably with a good home theatre system).