My Review of I, Robot
I recently saw this flick with my father at a local movie theater. Having us both read Asimov's Robot series I was delighted, surprised, and a bit disapointed when I saw this movie. In the entire move it seems that the only thing in common with asimovs books are
A: There are robots.
and B: The three laws. (1.A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2.A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3.A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.)
From a cinematic standpoint however, this movie was very enjoyable. Will Smith (portraying Detective Spooner) does a very good job portraying his characters paranoia towards robots, while maintaining a more than just a touch of his Men in Black/Cop archetype. Anyway from the moment the movie starts you can tell Smith has something against robots. Spooner eventually recieves a call from a United States Robot corporation from a Dr. Alfred Lanning, who was the father of almost all the robots. Spooner arrives at U.S.R to find a cryptic recording of the doctor along side his dead body. Eventually the detective finds a robot created by the doctor, named sonny, who is different from all the other robots in that he does not need to obey the three laws. Not wanting to reveal the story here, I wil say that this movie has a few twists and turns that I enjoyed.
I would definitely recommend this move to anyone who enjoyed any thriller or science fiction movie. It shows shades of Blade Runner, Minority Report, Collosus and Forbin, and of course Asimov. I'd give it 4 out of 5. for great Special effects, great acting, and alot of subtle effects put in here and there by the director.
