Another mindless summer action movie?

Rating: Null/10 (16 July 2004)

Definitely not. This movie, suggested by a book, is about robots taking over. Although that sounds like a pretty simple plot, it's deeper than what you might think. I'm careful not to include spoilers so that's all I'll say. In a couple parts Will Smith has his usual smart-ass/funny comments (like in ID4, and MIB) but in this movie he cuts those down quite a bit, leaving a more serious Will Smith (ie: Enemy of the State). The acting in this movie is surprisingly good, even the robot (Sonny) is very believable. The script is also very good, everything flows well nothing seems "scripted" (ie: as in the horrible Matrix Reloaded and Revolution scripts). I,Robot also has it's "Matrix" moments (bullet time effects/slow down), but uses them quite well. While this movie has a lot of special effects it's not relying on special effects to get the job done. The bottom line is this, don't go into the movie expecting a masterpiece, if you do you will be let down. If you don't you will be surprised at how good it is. My rating - 8/10.