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Movie Overview
Cast
• Will Smith
• Bridget Moynahan
• Bruce Greenwood
Director
• Alex Proyas
MPAA Rating
PG-13 - intense stylized action, and some brief partial nudity
I, Robot (2004)

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OFCS Rating: 52% Rotten
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2.5/5
"Pasajera, veraniega y con fórmulas probadas, seguro que generará ingresos, a costa de dejarnos en la espera de una cinta que rinda tributo a Asimov con dignidad."  Cinenganos  Alex Ramirez

3/10
"As I, Robot details how Smith must fight for his survival against an army of white men whom he alone knows are evil, the film might have been called 'I, Hollywood'."  Freeze Dried Movies  Brian Juergens

"Del's repeatedly attacked by bad robots, marked by glowing red lights in their chests and behaviors not a little derivative of the first Terminator at his film's end."  PopMatters  Cynthia Fuchs

49/100
"For those who like their sci-fi to have the depth and breadth of comic books."  Cinemania  Dan Jardine

2/5
"I, Robot is a disappointment not because of what it is, but because of what it could have been."  eFilmCritic.com  David Cornelius

B
"Will Smith is darker, sexier in his latest summer blockbuster… but despite an entertaining execution of Isaac Asimov’s robotic visions, it leaves you cold."  EDGE Boston  David Foucher

2/4
"A film so detached from Asimov's vision, it emerges as a destabilized attempt at reworking an already-polished concept."  Cinemaphile.org  David Keyes

3/4
"...what we basically have here is a summer movie disguised as a science fiction movie. On that level, it works."  Reel Film Reviews  David Nusair

"... a solidly entertaining Smith vehicle."  Portland Tribune  Dawn Taylor

C
"It's a flimsily sketched psychological sci-fi movie that never feels more than being robotic."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

3/4
"Some of the most convincing and lifelike visual effects in movie history. This is a wide-scope sci-fi thriller done right."  TheMovieBoy.com  Dustin Putman

C+
"It's fun, sure, but uninspired. We've seen it all before... Will Smith does his old Will Smith thing again, with only the minimum level of actual entertainment to dress it up."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

1.5/4
"More like Dorothy wandering lost through the great land of Oz, only without the heart of A.I., the brains of Minority Report or the courage of Blade Runner."  eFilmCritic.com  Erik Childress

B
"The effects work here doesn't break any incredible new ground or shatter any records, and yet this is one of the most visually impressive movies I have ever seen."  Film Blather  Eugene Novikov

2.5/4
"...passable as a vibrating escapist flick in spite of Proya’s sporadically flat direction and the uneven interpretation of Asimov’s wry commentary "  Movie Eye  Frank Ochieng

B
"A visually impressive effort that mixes the pizzazz of an action-oriented popcorn movie with a more humane sensibility than is usually the case."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

3/5
"I, Robot is an engrossing sci-fi thriller with Will Smith playing a rebel with a cause in 2035 Chicago where robots are in abundance."  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

C
"Despite an admirable effort on the part of its creative team, this new technological thriller is at odds with itself from the very first moments."  Mixed Reviews  Gabriel Shanks

3.5/4
"By adeptly combining action and ideas, it proves that Hollywood can still produce astonishing entertainment."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

2.5/4
"Proyas succumbs to the inane post-Matrix tendency to pump up action sequences with sudden moments of slow motion gymnastics that are almost laughable"  Q Network Film Desk  James Kendrick

1/5
"Big-budget, big-effects tale of men and machines has a tiny imagination and a robo-crafted soul."  Netflix  James Rocchi

2.5/4
"One can’t help but admire a know-how that permits a generation of walking nuts-and-bolts to move effortlessly amongst men."  Palo Alto Weekly  Jeanne Aufmuth

6/10
"A freshly microwaved mix of Blade Runner and Minority Report topped with a big dollop of cheese."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Jeffrey Chen

"Sonny, voiced by Alan Tudyk, is the equal of the other two leads both in his screen presence and the empathy he draws from the audience."  Pajiba  Jeremy C. Fox

6/10
"...I can't say that this movie turned out to be the dark, kick-***, sci-fi classic motion picture for which I was hoping, but it was still a damn good time..."  JoBlo's Movie Emporium  JoBlo

70/100
"Far from perfect, but it's entertaining, well-executed and definately worth a look."  FilmFocus  Joe Utichi

7/10
"Nobody is going to mistake this future noir for Spielberg's Minority Report, but for a light-headed adrenaline rush, it works pretty well."  DVDTown.com  John J. Puccio

"For a film that takes place 31 years in the future, "I, Robot" feels dated. Make that carbon dated."  Light Views  John Larsen

4.5/5
"A fun , surprisingly smart ride that is also true to the spirit of Asimov's more thoughtful and low-key work."  Cinerina  Karina Montgomery

3.0/4.0
"It’s good to know that, in the future, we can still thaw out a cryogenically-preserved Will Smith to save the world every July."  MovieCrypt.com  Kevin A. Ranson

3/5
"It may or may not come as a surprise, but Will Smith is out-acted by the robots."  7M Pictures  Kevin Carr

3/5
"An unexpectedly engaging futuristic mystery."  TV Guide's Movie Guide  Maitland McDonagh

4/10
"Mixing animation and live action nearly seamlessly, I, ROBOT turns Isaac Asimov's robot world into the backdrop for a prosaic summer action film."  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Mark R. Leeper

2/4
"An overbudgeted, underscripted, lazy piece of work"  Movie Habit  Marty Mapes

"[B]reaks new cinematic ground in the realm of speculative scientific philosophy... for 1953."  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

2.5/5
"Props itself up with allusions to Deep Thoughts but in reality is just a long action movie gussied up in special effects."  Goatdog's Movies  Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

3/4
"The message is old hat by now, but I, Robot is a genuine Will Smith Movie. What more do you need?"  Aisle Seat  Mike McGranaghan

B+
"The smallest effects are as seamless and important to the story as the big ones, from Spooner's examination of 1001 robots standing in formation to the wink of an eye. "  Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies  Nell Minow

2/4
"Androids may dream of electric sheep, but I, Robot’s multi-million dollar machines are remnants of summer films gone by."  Slant Magazine  Nick Schager

3/5
"Os resquícios da obra original de Asimov são o bastante para que possamos sair do cinema razoavelmente satisfeitos."  Cinema em Cena  Pablo Villaca

3/5
"While not a classic by any means, is still a mostly entertaining experience."  Film Threat  Pete Vonder Haar

"A real missed opportunity - a potentially groundbreaking film reduced to a mess fit only for the slack-jawed mallrats that it is being aimed..."  Critic Doctor  Peter Sobczynski

4.5/5
"Best of all, this is a story that's actually about something."  Shadows on the Wall  Rich Cline

2/5
"The movie is at least a bit less annoying than director Alex Proyas' previous two genre attempts."  eFilmCritic.com  Rob Gonsalves

C+
"There's no swifter way to ruin 'not bad' than a reminder of something truly great... and for I, Robot, that reminder is never further away than the title."  Flipside Movie Emporium  Rob Vaux

B
"Good character development and the great on-screen chemistry between Smith and Bridget Moynahan also give this movie a big boost."  Laramie Movie Scope  Robert Roten

2/5
"I, Robot is a movie destined for fast-forward buttons the world over."  eFilmCritic.com  Scott Weinberg

"Strives to be so many things that it ultimately falls away to nothing, a heap of expensive metal parts."  Salon.com  Stephanie Zacharek

8/10
"Despite its familiar, derivative, yet ironic, story, it's a sleek, stylish, sinister fun-flick with a speculative metaphysical ending that makes you think."  Modamag.com  Susan Granger

2.5/4
"While I, Robot is consistently entertaining and considerably smarter than your average summer action flick, it's never particularly exciting or emotionally compelling."  Reel.com  Timothy Knight
OFCS Rating: 52% Rotten
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