I, Robot Details

[Highly rated reviewer]

superb

my children loved this film. it is set in 2035, where Will Smith stars as Chicago law enforcer Detective Del Spooner.

Called upon to investigate the mysterious suicide of scientist Dr. Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell), Spooner deduces that Lanning didn't kill himself but was, in fact, murdered.

Lanning worked for the US Robotics headquarters, where he constructed friendly robots designed to help humans with mundane tasks. Lanning's creations are prevalent all over the city, and have been fully integrated into the culture.

They are allegedly programmed not to harm humans, but as Spooner digs deeper, his investigations lead him to a new type of robot that Lanning was working on before his death, and one of these models--the highly charismatic Sonny--becomes the prime suspect in the case.

Spooner bears a grudge against robots due to an unfortunate incident, so his case against Sonny is met with shrugs of indifference from colleagues who know his prejudices all too well. Fortunately he meets an ally, and a romantic interest, in Dr. Susan Calvin (Bridget Moynahan), who agrees to help him.

As Sonny is cured of his violent tendencies, the other robots amass across the city, working on the assumption that they need to control humanity in order to safeguard its future.

Director Proyas unleashes a fearsome arsenal of special effects, while Spooner and Calvin chase the errant robots all over the city. Sonny's facial features and voice are digitally manipulated from the actor Alan Tudyk, lending an unnerving element of humanity to the character.

Smith and Moynahan give convincing performances throughout, and as the action races towards a nail-biting conclusion, the message of the movie suggests that technologies built to help mankind could also provide its downfall.

well worth renting out.

A robot with feelings

I waited for I-Robot to come to DVD rather than waste money on watching a film at the cinema that I probably wasn’t going to enjoy. So DVD in player, lights dimmed, we sat round the TV screen.

The film is basically about the future where Robots are part of the family; however one man played by Will Smith has doubts. He can’t believe they are as perfect as they are being made to be.

Every human is to get a new robot, a top of the range robot, a robot that is your friend. Smith of course has severe doubts, and when the suicide of a prominent Robot expert comes to light Smith wonders whether it is actually suicide or whether one of the Robots has turned into a cold blooded killer.

And a prime suspect is a friendly robot who has feelings; a robot that Smith is sure killed the professor.

The story unfolds into a dramatic and sensational plot, one of which we all very much enjoyed, mostly to our surprise. I’m not sure whether my wife enjoyed the film or the scenes of Smith in a near naked state, but nonetheless she was gripped to the end.

At the end of the day if you enjoy either Will Smith, this type of film, or like me just didn’t want to waste money at the cinema then I’d highly recommend this as one to add to your list.