Product: I, Robot [Region 2] (2004)
Rating: 4.0
I Robot: I Like
Having read Asimov, I rented this DVD with hesitation. Expecting the worst, I was surprised. No mental alarms or protests went off while watching the film. It caught the spirit of the short story collection by the same name, while presenting a plausible future. As this film presents a contrast between advancing technolgy and an eroding societal infrastructure. It is the flip side of the coin to Blade Runner, more positive but still not the best of futures.The added irony to the film is casting Will Smith as the detective: a black showing prejudice toward mechanisms, which are developing self awareness and filling a slave role. Sadly Will Smith seems to have one character, as he plays the role as he did in Independence Day, Wild Wild West and other films; aggressive, sarcastic, a brother with an edge.I plan to add this to my collection, and I plan to reread the original short story collection.