Product: I, Robot [Region 2] (2004)
Rating: 4.0
Suprisingly Deep Thoughts, Well Thought Out Action Thriller
I, Robot despite having a pathetic title was surprisingly good. I was fully expecting a dribbling generic Hollywood piece of crap, but it had a deep underlying thought, something rare these days. That of when does machine end, and humanity start, how far can we rely on machine. Never the machine forever as Soundgarden would say (if you haven't listened to Soundgarden's Down On The Upside, you will have no clue what I'm talking about).Will Smith, was well, himself...no suprises then. His distinct lack of actual acting talent is excused for being a trendy, `old school' character that still has an old CD player (a modern one by todays standards) in the year god knows, if it tells you I cant remember, probably 2020-ish. Smiths name is Del Spooner, who works in homicide. For all his life he has a rather unpopular view on the spectacular robots, one day they will be mans downfall. His case is strengthened somewhat when the leading scientist for the robot manufacturer is killed, but the case becomes more serious than first imagined.Being an action film in the year 2004, it has plenty of genuinely thrilling moments full of glorious special effects. But the deeper thinking involved boosts this film considerably, from maybe 2.5 to a 3.5, possibly higher. Well worth a watch, don't expect wonders but more your typical action thriller, but better thought out.