I, Robot

I, Robot, “Suggested by Isaac Asimov's book”
by Joe De Matteo

Solid

             I, Robot, “Suggested by Isaac Asimov's book” in a line should be a warning to any Asimov fan.  If you love the book and are not the kind of person who can separate a Hollywood movie from a successful book that you love, you’ll need an attitude adjustment before you go see this movie.

            If you feel all warm and fuzzy when you hear the words “Will Smith,” then your attitude is just fine for I, Robot.

            I’ve talked to many fans of the TV show Wild West, who also like Will Smith, but were extremely disappointed by the movie.  That, I believe, was the fault of the movie in general; it was missing something.  Maybe it was editing, maybe it was dialogue, maybe someone important just wasn’t into it.  I can tell you solidly, that that is not a problem with I, Robot.

            I, Robot is a good Will Smith movie, it’s not his best, not anywhere near Enemy of the State or Men in Black, but it’s a good one.  The action, the antics, even the excitement level are run-of-the-mill.  The CGI is real good, and if you’re the type of person who isn’t critical of every bump in the road, you’ll like it. 

            Hey, there are a lot of caveats here for a Solid review; I know.  But they are all necessary.  Purists will not like this movie.  Man, I hear enough of the criticisms of the movies made from comics!  Why this?  That’s not what happened!  Who’s the jerk that decided to make one character out of those two important people? 

It goes on and on, believe it.

            I, Robot is exactly what it looks like.  If you never heard of Asimov or his great tale, just judge the movie by the trailers; what you see is what you get.  End of story.

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