I, Robot

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Science Fiction & Fantasy

In my youth I read a lot of Sci-Fi, including the works of Isaac Asimov on which this is very loosely based. I remember his works as being more about intellectual puzzles, whereas this is an action film. I expect they bought the rights to the book to give the film some literary pretensions.

Will Smith is a cop in the near future who doesn't like the robots that are spreading through society as servants and labourers. Then the top scientist at the robot company apparently kills himself and Will investigates.

There follows lots of wild action and some great special effects. Smith is very efficient at this sort of thing whilst injecting some homour. He also gets to show off his well muscled body.

It's another fun film for an evening in. No great brain work required.

Another Asimov robot story that was filmed was The Bicentennial Man. I've not seen it all, but it looked a bit slushy and sentimental.