Another bland blockbuster, unworthy of Proyas' talent. What a waste.

Rating: 4/10 (11 June 2007)

This could have been so much better. Now that Will Smith got rid of his mannerisms and put himself on the line with "Ali", one could think he'd never consider to lower himself to star in such a terribly written, poorly conceived film. Well, obviously he hasn't learned from his past mistakes.
Smith plays Detective Del Spooner, who works for the Chicago Police Department in the year 2035. Robots are now a part of our everyday life. They are everywhere, can do everything. They're ruled by 3 Robotic Laws preventing them from harming any human and even so, Spooner is doubtful about them. His suspicions seem to be founded when a scientist working on a new type of robots is killed. And all the evidences lead to a robotic murderer, which the aforementioned Laws should never let happen...
It's amazing how visionary Alex Proyas (whose "Dark City" is arguably one of the the best Science-Fiction film ever made) completely missed the mark with "I, Robot". He's not helped by a terrible screenplay from Akiva Goldsman, probably one of the worst screenwriters in activity. Will Smith's attitude, as if he was still on the set of Bad Boys or Wild Wild West, doesn't help either, nor the consistent and highly irritating product placement (think of a Bond movie, but ten times more prominent...). The supporting cast is bland (Bridget Moynagan) when not annoying (Shia LaBeouf) and the action is just visually and emotionally boring.
A real letdown.