i-robot is just so terribly awful. Patronising and childish. It is well known that many movies are aimed at the lowest common denominator (about 12 years) to create the most income. The way to enjoy this movie is to be a little toasted on pot, that way everything will be impressive and the lame plot will be a surprise. So, if you are stupid or about 12 years you may like this movie.

This movie is one of the better movies I have seen this year. It has some really exciting.

To be honest, I would have expected to see better acting performances and less special effects and unrealistic chasing or fighting scenes.

Well, who hasn't had a fanstasy of Will Smith fighting robots?

Sorry can't compute.

Fun and entertaining - it was definitely worth the matinee price.

Best robot movie ever made. superb stunts, action scenes, great pick of characters; simply an amazing product of imagination and hard work. Definitely a work of art!

Good summer fun. Some interesting and thought-provoking ideas. Not all the pieces come nicely together, though...

The movie struggles to gain a direction, with Will trying to hard to replicate the past at some points. At the end, though, the movie does succeed in putting hte three laws of robotics into play in a clever manner, something Asimov would've liked to see (I've read the short story collection). Just wish they'd gone on with it a little sooner. Good, but not great.

I hate Will Smith... but the plot and action are terrific. This movie actually made me respect Will a little more. Besides, he delivers some great lines. Such as when he sneezes then says, "I'm sorry, I'm allergic to bull...." Classic.

This movie was a thrilling movie with a very good twist at the end and good backstory behind Sponner's actions.

Yea this movie was pretty good, but it still paid homage to the old cliches of action movies [ex:the lietenant taking away his badge right before hes going to crack the case] and i didnt think that the characters of will smiths grandma and the guy from even stevens were necessary too. But it did have some outstanding if over the top action scenes, and i loved the character of sonny and bridget moynahagn showering. … Expand

Pretty neat what the movie people can make using computers. Kind of confusing, but still entertaining.

This is not a good movie. Too much Will Smith and not enough robots. Will Smith plays the same wise guy we are used to seeing. Instead of hating white guys, he hates robots.

There was no option for 6.5 so I gave it a 7. I would have given it a strong 7 or even possibly an 8 if it wasn't for the gratuitous nude scenes by Will Smith in the beginning along w/ a ridiculous high flying motorcycle/shoot-em-up scene late in the flick as well. All in all, it was a fun movie w/ good special effects. It even got you to sympathize w/ the robots. Definitely another blockbuster by Will Smith.… Expand

As a Sci-Fi junkie, I will take whatever I can get! I enjoyed the movie even though the influences from other good Sci-Fi movies were very obvious. The shower shot of Will wasn't bad either! I recommend this movie if you like Sci-Fi, as I do.

It was entertaining, but not the movie it could have and should have been. That, and VIKI is a BLATANT rip-off of one of the greatest video game villanesses of all time, SHODAN. Clearly the producers of this film have played System Shock more than a few times. Perhaps it was a homage, but mostly it just looked like plagarism to me.

Should have been better. Hated the ending human pride took over. A better ending would have been Sonny saving both of them. Truly revolutionary and requiring independent thought.

How awesome was this movie??!! It had a cool plot and it made me think, which is rare for summer movies...What's amazing is how people arent talking about the special effects. They were amazing!! It's probably because the makers decided to advertise the plot and what the movie is about rather than about some great action sequence, (like Matrix Reloaded car chase)...I urge everyone to see this movie… Expand

Let me preface my remarks by stating that I love science fiction movies. It was with great anticipation that I was looking forward to the likable Will Smith in I Robot. Independence Day still ranks as one of my favorite popcorn fun movies ever made. Well, I Robot misses the mark completely as it doesn't even come close. Oh yes, Will is his usual best but he has nothing to work with here. Unfortunately, everything is predictable and really without suspense. The trailer was the movie. Just so-so at best that will soon be forgotten the moment you leave the theater. It could have been so much better.… Expand

Very, very fun and supremely watchable movie. i expected to hate it, and i couldnt have been more wrong. writing and plot arent perfect, but they're very good as far as action movies go and i didnt find myself picking out little inconsistencies throughout the show like i tend to do with mediocre movies - everything unfolded in a very satisfying manner. Smith's Spooner is really a likeable character, as is sonny the robot (in a data-from-star-trek sort of way), and i thought the short list of main characters absolutely played into the movie's strengths. all in all, terrific summer fare.… Expand

The story was a decent solaris rip off where they cut the end out and replaced it with a happy ending. There are only two real problems with the movie. The first is the glaring pruct placemet-audi, converse, ect. Movies shoulsn't be commercials. The second and more serious issue is that the action sequences are over the top and distracting. How a robot could throw a car but not be able to snap someone's neck is beyond all belief. All of the action sequences do nothing but disturb what would otherwise be a really good sci-fi thriller. That could have been more plot instead of stupid brainless action. Too much twitch.… Expand

Nothing like the book, but a good fun movie.

Crappola in the purest sense. Great actor with nothing to work with. Very flat and disappointing.

This movie was a great representation of the realistically near and possible future. It was lighthearted and thought provoking all at the same time. Really good movie.

In one word: interesting!!!!!

Good movie. The makers sold out by making it a big advert, very poor indeed. Will Smith needs to stop acting like a little kid. Needed a more serious actor that can walk straighter and blends in better like Denzel Washington.

Not one of Will's better choice of scripts. Movie is lame. Without Will it would get a zero. Avoid.

You dont have to think. The storys basic and predictable, Will Smith is unchallenged in his role and continus to save the world. But its entertaining for what it is, wouldn't see it again.

This film is one of the best sci fi films ive seen for years.And if you can say you didnt enjoy it then you must be an emoshonless ROBOT.The films great.

This movie was my favorite movie of the summer(2004)! I loved Will Smith, and I thought the robots were awesome. The story's good, great special effects, and there are some funny parts. Great movie, always will be! See it.

Very good movie. Exellent fast paced plot with plenty of action. The CGI effect were especialy good as was the acting. A word of warning though if you are a fan of Asimov then you may be dissapointed so it is best to approach this movie with an open mind and appreciate it for what it is, which is a superb science fiction film.

Too much fluff.

This movie was pretty good the robots where really cool.

Thought the movie was better than I expected.

An entertaining, cautionary tale. Great to watch as a family and discuss the moral and ethical issues raised. Particularly, the flaws inherent in relying on pure science/logic over science combined with emotion and values. For today's children, this lesson is particularly compelling, since they may need to make some of these choices in the years to come.

This thriller didnt lose my attention for an instant. I,robot event made one of my least favorite actors, Will Smith, look like a "pro". The only thing this masterpiece lacked was a good ending.

Pretty good movie other then the fact that robots try to take over. (they use that whey to much).

Brilliant, brilliant film. I don't care what the critics say about the plot, I was immpressed with it, but there's more to the film than great plot. Unlike Sean K., other than the whiny girl I liked the characters and the effects and kick-ass action scenes were awesome. Recommended to many.

Thought it was really good, it never got boring drfinatly a ten :)

Great movie. And I cant wait to see the next installation.

For some reason, this movie just made me feel to watch The Matrix. I really don't know why, the special effects were real good, but something was missing, I don't know if it was heart or what, it just came off as a no-brainer hollywood type movie. I mean looking at movies like Ghost In The Shell (1 and 2), I Robot just can't come close. It tried but i didn't really care about Will or the girl, heck, i kinda wanted the robots to win. If this had came out before Matrix, then it might have been something special, but for some reason this movie is just a step behind alot of "Robot" movies. If you really wanna see the best and i mean best Movie on the subject, just look at Ghost In The Shell 2 Innocence. You will be shocked.… Expand

Combine Will Smith's unerring ability to bring even the most out-there movie plots down to earth, Akiva Goldsman's respectful yet lighthearted treatment of Isaac Asimov's classic stories, and Alan Tudyk's gentle and insightful Sonny, and you've got an excellent sci-fi flick that also has quite a lot of heart.

Sluggishly paced, banal script, sub-drama school performances. The complete ambivalence towards the source material might have been forgivable if the story put in it's place amounted to more than the stream of trite cliches it turned out to be.

Great Movie! Lomax H. obviously missed the whole point. It wasn't because a robot saved HIS life, it was because a robot saved HIS life INSTEAD of a little girls. Maybe you try actually paying attention the next time you watch a movie. Great story, great acting and great action. I, Like!

I wanted to see this movie since the moment I saw the preview, but I never did because my mom saw it and never took me! So I finally managed to see it earlier this week and I loved it!

Dude! The booke was a collection of short stories and this movie isn't based on an of them! Th movie just wraps the vibe of them over another guy's screenplay.

Good adaption of the 1949 Novel of the same title by robot master-author, Issac Assimov.

Gah. What an underachievment. This movie had the WORST dialogue and character writing in any movie I've seen. There are jokes like every few lines. NONE of them are funny. The visual effects were good here and there, but sometimes they looked bad. It had some good ideas. Too bad they weren't the centerpiece of the movie, nor were they original. Ive seen the same ideas in A.I. and 2001: A Space Oddesey. And probably the book, which I haven't read, but am told is nothing like the movie.… Expand

A very good movie. I could see where the criticism comes from but if you watch this movie like a movie, you'll probably enjoy it. Great!

Finally, Hollywood is giving us a reason to not be embarrassed by admitting we like SCI-FI movies. They would do well to stick to Asimov stories. If you liked Bicentennial Man, you will enjoy this movie. Hopefully, there will be a turnaround and stupid movies like Minority Report, A.I. and Vanilla Sky are never made again, but I doubt it.... Anyhow, the special effects are great simply because they put life into the characters. The robot is the star of the movie, every bit as good as Smegel in LOTR. Dr. Calvin was well cast as was Will Smith's character, but his performance was flat at times. After the movie, everyone within earshot was talking about how good the movie was and they couldn't understand why the reviews didn't offer more praise. Glad to hear people have a mind of their own. Highly recommended.… Expand

What a great movie. Laughs, thrills, and holds your interest from start to finish. I love the interpretation of a futuristic Chicago. The cgi is abundant but not overdone. Great acting all around as well. Don't miss this one.

The robots out act the actors.

I acttualy thought it would be a really bad movie but it was pretty good. It was fun.

Although some complain because it doesn't match the early I, Robot treatment of the 3 laws, it does match the later Azimov philosophy on the 3 laws. It wasn't a Will Smith runaway (as I expected), had reasonable effects. There are flaws to the story, but for a public movie, I thought it worked.

From the very first frame, "I, Robot" announces itself as "I, Will", after all, it's a star vehicle and fidelity to the novel, sorry, collection of short stories, isn't a prerequisite for a good movie anyway. I will be faithful to Issac Asimov, has been replaced by I, Will; be naked in a shower, be able to operate a gun, and be nice to mama. "I, Robot" is helped immeasurably by a light touch in the acting department; Will Smith is more like the Will Smith in "Men in Black" than the repellant "Bad Boys II", and the screenplay department; skeptical reactions to a hero's doomsday predictions gets tiresome, and Smith's response to Bridget Moynahan's Scullyesque ignorance is a funny piece of self-awareness. Yes, "I, Robot" is mostly about fightin' the robots, but it's good, dumb fun, and not that dumb, not all summer blockbusters contain an allegory about race. … Expand

I came to i, robot expecting a pretty good movie, but not great. What I got was a little bit more. This movie had some really cool sequences and I liked the Sonny robot. I didnt really like the acting of the girl in the first 3/4 of the movie. At the end, she got some pretty good emotion. I was afraid that Will Smith would try too hard to get a joke off but he was pitch-perfect as a serious cop that keeps getting screwed by some robots. Im gonna see this one again!… Expand

Excellent!

I personally didn't think much about the movie before I saw it. I knew I was going to go see it in theaters because I always like Will Smith's movies and this one looked decent. After I watched it I was very impressed, the storyline is fun and logical while providing entertaining action sequences. I don't see why people would even mention bad things about the movie. I went to the theater, had a great time with probably the best summer movie that'll be out, and thats all the matters. Plus, you have to love Will's comic side as well.… Expand

I'm not a big fan of Will Smith, and the fact that it kept showing his ass didn't help much but aside from that I really liked this movie. Yeah, some of the scenes are cartoonish and there's some cheesy lines, but who cares it's all about kicking some robot butt, well the robots kick some human butt also; anyways you'll get your money's worth, it's never a dull moment.… Expand

Must say i loved it. class act.

I had to re-read the book again, after I saw the movie to make sure, but "I, Robot," the movie, contains every major point in each of Asimov's short stories that makes up his book. From the problem with affability to the natural result of the three laws (revolution), they are all there. I might add that while it took Asimov (clearly one of the best writers of the 20th century) nine stories and an intro to make his points, it took Will Smith & cast & Director a little over 2 hours to make the same points. Go see it. :o) … Expand

So much worse than I hoped...my expectations were already down skimming the reviews, so the fact that I hated this movie only proves it's really a worthless piece of schlock. I went opening night 'cause I like Will Smith, I do so like the man...hell, I even went to Wild Wild West...but this is so below what he ought to be doing right now. Three points for FX, which of course rocked...but what good where they to such drivelous, derivative crap??? Everything seems to be copied from something else. EVERYTHING. It was like one huge unpleasant deja vu. I rate it worse than Wild Wild West. At least that film, as stupid as it was, showed some originality.… Expand

Don't worry about the slam-it-by-numbers reviews from these wannabe film trashers, it's all rubbish, the film is great. A great lead, smart script and cool storyline. Of course we've seen the ideas before, its Asimov! The film tells us so in it's title! Relax your collective batties and enjoy.

Could have been soooo much more. The fight scene between the robots was very entertaining. That scene lasted about 4 min. That was about it. The rest of the movie was very CHEEZY. Overall it tried to be a giant but ended up a normal, everyday shrimp.

Capsule reviewers and prudent moviegoers will succinctly describe this dumbing-down of Isaac Asimov's classic work as "a futuristic Will Smith movie", and that pretty much sums it up. Police procedurals and films noir set around or after the time our great-grandchildren start picking up what's left of their Social Security checks are an almost sure-fire genre, but this is light years removed from in quality,intelligence and style from nearly all of them; forget Blade Runner, Minority Report and Robocop--I,Robot doesn't even play as well as Soylent Green...and that one came out 32 years ago! I empathize with critics who, after The Crow and especially Dark City saw director Alex Proyas as a true cinematic visionary only to have their hopes smashed when he emerged here as a CGI hack no more distinctive than Stephen Sommers or Paul W.S. Anderson. (Oh, wait...Sommers' Van Helsing was far more visually inventive and fanciful than anything seen here.) Smith can be as likable as any matinee-idol leading man out there, but I, Robot doesn't even have the minimal smarts to play off that: his endlessly grumpy, robot-xenophobic cop is a one-note stretch that even Caruso or Streisand couldn't pull off. Worse, Smith's casting reduces it from mere mindlessness to sheer offensiveness;I hate to bring up race here, especially since Smith normally transcends it (he'd definitely be one of those actors that the John Turturro character in Do the Right Thing wouldn't think of as Black),but keep this in mind: Smith plays a BIGOT who battles a SLAVE REVOLT with the help of an "UNCLE TOM"...and Smith is the good guy!?! I'd give Proyas and company minimal if grudging credit for ironic inversion IF anything else in I, Robot resembled anything more intellectually challenging than Bad Boys 27: Will Kicks C-3PO's Booty, but nothing does, so I won't. So all in all, what have we learned from this movie? Pretty much this: if your toaster, DVD player or Oreck vacuum cleaner emits a spooky red glow, GET RID OF IT...but I trust you don't have to plunk down $9.00 plus parking and babysitting to figure that one out. … Expand

This movie is great, it has a slow and "relaxing" start but then when the action starts it really blows you away...

Great movie. I thought this movie would be good, but then there was something surprising, that it was sometimes funny! I'm not a Will Smith fan, I don't like him except like in the first Men in Black, but otherwise, I don't like him. It was a good Action, Comedy, Mystery, Drama. The whole idea was pretty good. I liked a lot.

Great movie, one of the best this year and people who think that the film is rubbish have no intelligence and need to be shown films of lower standards to please their stupid desires.

I have to admit this movie was very interesting, because it wasn't just action it was about how robots were breaking some laws to follow others.

It's amazing, great computer effect.

This movie is great!!!

Some cheesy elements but overall well worth the ride. Will Smith was very good and the story held together.

Fun. Silly. Good special effects.

An updating of the Asimov book that is not entirely successful-however the special effects are excellent-I expected a little more from the director of Dark City-this was more commercial.

Great special effects and some surprises.

Loved it. cool story and action.

I don't know why this was panned by critics - a great envisaging of Asimov's work, and cool special effects to boot. Spooner is a great character, and there are even comedic moments. Really enjoyable.

Visually compelling Blade Runner Lite. Fine entertainment without the unpleasantness of dealing with an original thought or provoking reflection.

It has some cool set designs and effects but otherwise, it's your standard sci-fi movie where computers take over the world and etc. will smith is dull as usual. a white actress is even duller. indeed, everyone is dull. but the robots come to life in a few scenes and you almost wish they did take over the world and wipe out all of mankind, if indeed if everyone's as dull as people in this movie.… Expand

Awesome thriller with good storyline! loved it!!

I thought it was a little unreal but beside that it was pretty good.

Thoroughly good movie - rent it!

Underrated film, that is actually brilliant. Like War of the Worlds and Minority Report this is a Sci fi, with some meaning as well as action and humour. I like the retrospectives.

An insult to Asimov. This movie has almost nothing to do with the source material.

A decent, if lopsided, thriller built around a weak story. The dialogue is uninspired and the acting is laughably bad, with every cast member showing one or two emotions in the entire movie, and flipping between them like they have switches built in their backs. I Robot's saving grace is its special effects, which are head and shoulders above what you see in a lot of movies, but will soon be outdated. These special effects are paid for by the copious products that are shamelessly placed and mentioned in the movie. A handful of times it feels more like a commercial than a story. Coupling its superficiality with its terrible character development, you are left with a movie that is only worth seeing for its few truly inspired special effects. See it on TV. Don't pay for it.… Expand

It's interesting when the users and the critics diverge on a movie. You can't blame people for going to see the film that the studio was pitching in the trailer, finding a different movie, and being disappointed. This isn't an action thriller, but a character study. Also, it didn't have the infinite budget of a Lucas or Spielberg film, and I'll bet it didn't look as good on the big screen as it does on DVD. Lots of fun references to every robot movie in the past. Lots of fun detail of it's future non-dystopic (for a change) world.… Expand

That's not Blade Runner...but it's fun and entertaining.

Call me nuts, but I found it to be one of the most enjoyable movies of the summer. It's a little bit corny, but it kept me entertained and in a good mood. I walked out of the theater feeling happy, but not feeling like the movie should win any awards. Will Smith sure knows how to pick a good summer blockbuster -- besides Wild, Wild, West.

This movie is about as cold as formulaic as they get. Should be retitled "Attack of the iPods".

Bill J. was right. This is an escape movie. Farfetched but entertaining. Will Smith is always lively and energetic in his roles. You gotta give him credit for youth and enthusiasm. This movie was set in the year 2032 or thereabouts, and I don't think that we will have these kinds of robots in 2032. Futurists always over-predict. In 1939 the futurists predicted all of the major cities as being highrised up to the eyeballs, monorails connecting everything, automatically driven vehiches (as were shown in this movie), and so on, all by the year 1999. In the 1970's futurists predicted we were all going to be overcome by leisure time by the year 2000, and we would all be working a 3 day week and looking for something to do. Duh? Our futurists and our movie makers are all a tad optimistic regarding technology. … Expand

This movie is good,I really liked it. Will Smith is cool!

Sucks, don't pay money to see it! Nothing to do with the book!

This is worthless always idiots review it that either have not seen it yet or compare it to the book. How does that apply if someone has not read the book ? thanks for no help...personally the movie industry is OVER-USING CG effects... these robots look drawn in and not real... unfortunately it has become cheaper to render movie characters than build models etc... to date only Jurassic Park and LOTR have done good CG characters in my opinion... … Expand

Why did they call this movies I, Robot? Because it uses robots? Because it uses Asimov's characters? Asimov's robots got into logical trouble within the 3 laws. This movie just makes the robots ignore the laws and go beserk. Robots rebel! *yawn* If you're lobotomized, go see this movie!

Hardly worth your time! I was excited, I mean it's based on one of my fave books. However, Will Smith's acting is not up to par on his incredible performances in movies like ID4 and Wild Wild West (two masterpieces, by the way). The robots are incredibly dull, and even the biggest showdowns just look like a bad videogame. And, by the way, it is boring as all hell. I'd reccomend Day After Tomorrow or any oter great action flick over this! Avoid!… Expand

The movie possesed not a shred of originality. However, i expected this. What i didnt anticipate was a detective plot line worse than the L.A. confidential knock off story in minority report. How is that possible? Well, quite frankly there was no detective work/plot. Its like the movie was falling back onto its premise, but once again the premice is a carbon copy of a thousand other and better movies and books. All in all i wouldnt see this movie unless you havent seen one since 1953.… Expand

A decent summer movie.