Better than Terminator?

Rating: 9/10 (5 June 2005)

'I,Robot', based on the classic short story by Isaac Asimov, is very close to being a sci-fi murder mystery with a Homicide Detective (Will Smith) in the main role. Circumstantial evidence suggests that a super robot is the main suspect, but robots (supposedly) cannot harm humans -- that is the First Law -- and there is the conundrum. And this is where a Robot Psychologist (Bridget Moynahan) comes in.
Part way through the movie I found myself thinking at different times about the 'Terminator' and 'Star Trek' series of movies, but I generally enjoyed 'I,Robot' more -- there was a better storyline and the special effects seemed just as good, and were not over-done.
(I watched the collector's edition DVD (2 discs) which included many special features and was very good value.)