Thank You Very Much Mr. Roboto.

Rating: Null/10 (10 September 2004)

A strangely entertaining and highly interesting sci-fi action flick that goes above its premise due to wonderful cinematic technical effects, a clever little story and a top-flight turn by Will Smith. Smith is a cop in 2035 Chicago who is suspicious of a society where robots have become commonplace to help humans with mundane tasks. Soon the head honcho (James Cromwell) of a robotics corporation is found murdered and Smith knows that a creepily super-intelligent robot is likely to be the culprit. It is against the code of machines to commit crime and everyone else believes Smith has lost it mentally. Of course we all know that Smith is the only one who has a grasp on the situation, but could it be possible that nothing is quite as it seems? Bruce Greenwood is appropriately cold as the man who takes over Cromwell's company and Bridget Moynahan has her moments as one of the corporation's workers who gets torn between her common sense and Smith's thought-to-be skewered views. "I, Robot" is a visual feast as the production values are highly ambitious. Smith's car is also super cool. Sure there are problems here with the production, but overall I liked the film for what it wants to be. Legitimate entertainment. 4 stars out of 5.