Product: I, Robot [Region 2] (2004)
Rating: 4.0
I, Asimov?
If you're an Isaac Asimov fan, prepare to be disappointed. This movie is almost completely unrelated to any of his fiction. It mentions the Three Laws. Other than that, this is not an Asimov story. (In fact, it was originally written as an unrelated screenplay and then minorly revised to fit Asimov's book.) The film is, in fact, an example of the "Frankenstein complex" that Asimov wrote his robot stories to oppose.Taken on its own terms, though, I, Robot is not a bad movie. The action sequences are exciting, the storyline is interesting and well-developed and the dialogue is snappy and engaging. Will Smith portrays Del Spooner's troubled past very well. Even before the whole story comes out, you know something's very wrong and are curious for his history.The film centers around Detective Spooner's investigation of the death of his friend, a prominent robot designer. There's evidence that Dr. Lanning was killed by one of his own robots. As Spooner investigates, though, he finds troubling signs of a much deeper problem.All in all, it's not a bad movie. But don't think you're going to see an Asimov story. This is Hollywood s.f. all the way.