A pleasant surprise

Rating: 8/10 (9 January 2007)

I found this to be a very entertaining, but in many ways also 'smart' film. Yes there are flaws, and yes the plot is overly simplistic, but in my view the positive aspects by far outweigh the negative ones. To list just a few:

Excellent special f/x, worthy of an Oscar, not just a nomination

Very Good camera and sound

Good acting by Will Smith (yet again...)

A very detailed, plausible vision of the near future

Last but not least, while never ceasing to be rather simple and entertaining, the movie asks a few very interesting philosophical, moral and ethical questions, without pretending to shove any answers down our collective throats.

Here is a science fiction action movie well done! We had lately began to lose hope that it was possible...