NOT COOL AT ALL

Rating: 5/10 (17 July 2004)

Unless if you're a fan of Will Smith, I believe there are better actors that should have filled the lead role. I have seen Will in other movies and I'm not a fan of singer-actors (other examples, J-Lo). Will tries too hard to be cool, but he's not cool. This is the same with Wesley Snipes. Pretend cool is simply pretentious. The actor who doesn't have to pretend, is Samuel L. Jackson. Why? Because Samuel L. is born cool. You cannot teach cool. You're either born cool or you're not. Okay, Samuel L. is not exactly in his prime, but this is the movies and older actors have often played roles that was meant for younger actors.
Back to the story, and this will contain SPOILERS, so if you don't want to know, turn away now:
My Criticisms ---
1. Plot holes and the script was a little rigid.
2. Smith leaping high in the air from his bike and shooting with his two guns (accurately into a crowd of robots and people) and landing comfortably on a car and not onto the bitumen.
3. Smith shooting a vast number of bullets into a robot inside Bridget Moynahan's apartment. Was that to impress the girl or did he think it was cool?
4. The hollywood ending with the five jets flying overhead to show calm and victory. Why???? This wasn't necessary and it cheapens the movie even more.

5. Chicago in 2035 will not be that advanced.
6. Some scenes make Smith look like a comic book superhero but in the movie character, he's just a cop with an prosthetic robotic limb.

7. How Smith escaped from the demolished home of James Cromwell. What a joke!
My Praises ---
1. Most of the CGI is very neat. (except for an early scene of a young girl hugging the new NS-5 robot; and when Smith was escaping from a demolition unit. Not as well done there. A little disjointed in its imagery).

2. Sonny fighting with other NS-5 robots in USR building whilst attempting to deliver the nanites.
3. Interesting concept by Asimov.
4. Tunnel battle - "a deliberate car accident by NS-5" scene.

5. Technology Advancement Ideas.
RATINGS - 5/10. (due to all the pros and cons - including the mis-cast of Smith as the lead actor). Hollywood Formula Sci-Fi is still Entertaining.