Good effort, but too long

Rating: 6/10 (5 March 2002)

What is about some film makers that makes them want to go on and on, even when they've run out of plot? This failing wrecked the, in any case, poor "Artificial Intelligence: AI" and spoils this, otherwise much better, movie. A shame really, because, up to the last half hour, we can enjoy a story that is absorbing and well acted, if rather convoluted. It reaches a point where we could leave the cinema with a pleasurable feeling of mystery. But no, the film goes on to explain every little thing. Not necessary, folks, not necessary. Rating: 6/10