Danger! Robots?

Rating: 8/10 (20 August 2014)

As an Asimov fan, it has always been disappointing to see none of his books being converted into movies. The few movies that do exist are not good adaptations.
'I, Robot' is a notable exception. The story sticks to Asimov's philosophy of portraying Robots-as-Pathos. Set in a futuristic society where a single organization has a monopoly on almost all robots, the protagonist, Del Spooner (played by Will Smith)is is one of the few remaining anti-robot police officers. He is assigned to the murder investigation of a top roboticist at US Robots. His primary suspect is a robot from a new line of robots that the organization is about to launch.
Susan Calvin (robopsychologist at US Robots) believes otherwise. She is convinced that since a robot must follow the three laws of robotics the suspected robot cannot be the perpetrator. The action and drama in the chase scenes where Spooner and Calvin face an army of (non-violent) robots is a thrilling watch. The robots have a futuristic design and the cinematography is good as well.
A must watch for Asimov fans and science fiction fans too. The movie has both- the action and advanced technology of a mainstream sci-fi flick as well as the exploration of the human-robot interactions and the psychology of both (which are always a highlight of Asimov's robot works).
For a casual movie watcher, it can serve as a good introduction to this genre.