I, Robot
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In 2035, where robots are commonplace and abide by the three laws of robotics, a technophobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.
What critics thought
Critics were genuinely split on this Will Smith blockbuster: those who liked it found it a smarter-than-average summer action film willing to engage with ideas, while detractors felt it squandered its sci-fi premise with a weak plot, mechanical performances, and a cluttered final act. The gap between enthusiastic audience reception and middling critical scores tells the real story — this is a crowd-pleaser that left many reviewers cold.
“I, Robot is the summer's best action movie so far. It proves that you don't necessarily need to detach your brain in order to walk into a big budget summer blockbuster.”
Jeff Otto·IGN
“engages some interesting ideas on its way to an overblown and incoherent ending.”
A. O. Scott·The New York Times
“The plot is simple-minded and disappointing, and the chase and action scenes are pretty much routine for movies in the sci-fi CGI genre.”
Roger Ebert·RogerEbert.com
“performances, plot, and pacing are as mechanical as the hard-wired cast”
Claudia Puig·USA Today
“This summer picture has a brain as well as muscles.”
Kim Newman·Empire
Accolades
Genres
Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Alex ProyasDirector
Will SmithDel Spooner
Bridget MoynahanSusan Calvin
Alan TudykSonny (voice)
James CromwellDr. Alfred Lanning
Bruce GreenwoodLawrence Robertson
Adrian RicardGranny
Chi McBrideLt. John Bergin
Jerry WassermanBaldez
Fiona HoganV.I.K.I. (voice)
Peter ShinkodaChin
Terry ChenChin
David HaysomNS4 & NS5 Robots (voice)
Marco BeltramiComposer
Jeff VintarWriter
Akiva GoldsmanWriter
Isaac AsimovWriter
Simon DugganCinematographyI, Robot
In 2035, where robots are commonplace and abide by the three laws of robotics, a technophobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.
What critics thought
Critics were genuinely split on this Will Smith blockbuster: those who liked it found it a smarter-than-average summer action film willing to engage with ideas, while detractors felt it squandered its sci-fi premise with a weak plot, mechanical performances, and a cluttered final act. The gap between enthusiastic audience reception and middling critical scores tells the real story — this is a crowd-pleaser that left many reviewers cold.
“I, Robot is the summer's best action movie so far. It proves that you don't necessarily need to detach your brain in order to walk into a big budget summer blockbuster.”
Jeff Otto·IGN
“engages some interesting ideas on its way to an overblown and incoherent ending.”
A. O. Scott·The New York Times
“The plot is simple-minded and disappointing, and the chase and action scenes are pretty much routine for movies in the sci-fi CGI genre.”
Roger Ebert·RogerEbert.com
“performances, plot, and pacing are as mechanical as the hard-wired cast”
Claudia Puig·USA Today
“This summer picture has a brain as well as muscles.”
Kim Newman·Empire
Accolades
Genres
Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Alex ProyasDirectorWill SmithDel SpoonerBridget MoynahanSusan CalvinAlan TudykSonny (voice)James CromwellDr. Alfred LanningBruce GreenwoodLawrence RobertsonAdrian RicardGrannyChi McBrideLt. John BerginJerry WassermanBaldezFiona HoganV.I.K.I. (voice)Peter ShinkodaChinTerry ChenChinDavid HaysomNS4 & NS5 Robots (voice)Marco BeltramiComposerJeff VintarWriterAkiva GoldsmanWriterIsaac AsimovWriterSimon DugganCinematographyStream
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