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42 out of 100

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6.9 out of 10

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  • Starring: Robin Williams
  • Summary: Follows the life and times of Andrew (Williams), a robot purchased by the Martin family as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martins soon discover they don't have an ordinary robot. (Touchstone Pictures)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 31
  3. Negative: 10 out of 31
  1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    75
    Finally becomes a somber, sentimental and rather profound romantic fantasy that is more true to the spirit of the Golden Age of science-fiction writing than possibly any other movie of the '90s.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    60
    A mainstream holiday movie, complete with stupendous special effects, amazing make-up artistry and sumptuous production design.
  3. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Cody Clark
    38
    This saga of one robot's determined quest to become human is so coldly calculated it could give you frostbite.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12
  1. JonR
    10
    This movie made me think how life should be much more appreciated than it already is. Probably one of the most emotional films I have seen.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. RachelM
    5
    This story approaches classic Sci-Fi ones, introducing the topic "how things would be when...", or better, "how men would be when...", reflecting on vital topics, etc. Asimov's story is great in this sense, but Buena Vista adaptation is focused on commercial success and some special effects. And the result is POOR! The worst in this movie is its construction: time seems to fly, leaving no time for emotion or reflectio. Of course, anything performed by R.Williams is great, but I'm afraid he is too human to perform a robot! I didn't like it.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. KeithH.
    1
    A boring movie. I was intrigued, when in the beginning they recapped asimov's three laws of robotics, but then they never used them. At the end, one robot even seems to break them. Plodding pace, a weepy score that will put you to sleep and Robin Williams mugging for the camera in almost every scene (not for the first time either) make this a movie to avoid.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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