Only worthwhile seeing for special effects

Rating: 7/10 (10 August 2004)

I'm a fan of science fiction films, which is why I went to see it. From the point of view of special effects I quite liked the film. I also liked the robots, which can appear human despite their obvious robot look.
Apart from that, the film has little to recommend itself. The story is simple like a comic book. Smith plays a fairly unlikable cliché of a detective (the kind we know from hundreds of films by now) among loads of other cliché characters. They add depth to Smith's character by referring to a contrived past incident. We know this from Batman and the lot. We get the odd joke (that doesn't really make you laugh). There is really nothing that would recommend the film apart from the visual aspects.
So for that reason, you might want to see it. Apart from that, forget it.