Spectacular

Rating: 10/10 (19 September 2004)

** HERE BE SPOILERS **
Del Spooner (Smith) is a detective constantly having bad days (except one Thursday once). He is living in a world where robots are commonplace, and where the robots live by the three (Asimov's) robot laws. So everyone knows that robots cannot commit crime or hurt humans. Everyone except Spooner that is, he is very suspicious of robots. Now, he is called to a scene at URS (the main robot manufacturer) where Lanning, the main designer, has plunged to his death. An apparent suicide, Spooner soon suspects foul play. And then one robot, who evidently do not obey the three laws appear, and Spooner and Calvin (Moynahan) find themselves in a mystery much bigger than just one dead scientist.
First, the graphics is very nice, actually giving the robots a somewhat human appearances. The action is very good with just the right amount of fighting and explosions. The movie itself sets the bar and then conforms to itself so that no fight or sequence stick out or feels unnatural. The cast is very good, with a possible (in my opinion) Oscar-nomination for whoever got Will Smith in the lead as Spooner. In my opinion there is no one else who can deliver quotes and one-liners like him. And his way is perfect in this movie. Very high credits for him and those who wrote the script as well, that kept an humorous tone without getting it silly. And naturally then credit to the director that put it all together. And there is somewhat of a mystery too. Not the greatest one or the most difficult to solve, but the movie has a nice approach slowly centering on the solution. There is, in my opinion, no flaw in this movie. A must see!
10/10