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Rating: 7/10 (12 August 2004)

I only truly realized how much I enjoyed this film at the end, when it occurred to me that at no point did I try and work out what the twist was going to be. During other films I am always looking for what the twist might be and seeing at the end if I was right. In I, Robot I didn't have time to stop and think about it, I was far too engrossed by the story and action to care!
Will Smith is the coolest man on the planet! He should stay away from biopics like Ali and stick to what he is better than anyone else at, being cool.
The special effects were a bit dodgy at times but mostly were superb, delivering a very beautiful (and almost believable) view of the future. The action sequences were directed perfectly (except maybe when there was a little too much camera swoooshing).
The real appeal of I, Robot however was the story. I have not read Isaac Asimov's original short story and therefore I don't care how close to it the movie was. I enjoyed it because it was very intelligent and actually quite original which is rare these days.
Maybe on second viewing my opinion will change and maybe the impact won't be as great on DVD but for now I am happy that I have seen the best action movie this summer so far.
9/10