I, Robot
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: July 16, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 38 Critic Reviews
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19
Mixed:
18
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Fabulous mental escape. It's fun and playful, rather than dark and foreboding. And there doesn't seem to be an original cyber-bone in the movie's body. But it's put together in a fabulous package. Read full review
88
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
The perfect sci-fi movie for a post-9/11 world, in that it tells us we're afraid of threats hiding in plain sight. Read full review
88
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
This is a movie to restore the faith of those who had given up on science fiction after "The Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions." By adeptly combining action and ideas, it proves that Hollywood can still produce astonishing entertainment. Read full review
80
EmpireKim Newman
The effects, arguably the best of the year, only add to the thrill. Read full review
80
Dallas ObserverLuke Y. Thompson
Once this movie gets going, it works, and it works well. It has a slow buildup, but its final third manages to generate some eye-popping thrills. Read full review
80
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
Smith makes it look easy, but underneath the physical high jinks and slick veneer of I, Robot lies a performance of real discipline and intelligence. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
It's a high-tech thriller that really works. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Less ambitious than "Blade Runner" but more coherent than "Artificial Intelligence: A.I.," which it vaguely resembles, I, Robot is best during homely moments when Smith shows his human side. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
For its first two acts this flashy vehicle is an anodized titanium streamline baby. Then comes a robot rumble that brings the action to a crashing halt. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Although I, Robot provokes thought, it doesn't exactly deliver thought, despite the occasional Cartesian reference to "ghosts in the machine." Read full review
75
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Moves along with great speed and verve, and it's got just enough of a sci-fi sheen to make things interesting, if not provocative. Philosophers and true believers may be disappointed, but for movie fans, I, Robot mostly delivers the goods. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
Hollywood's umpteenth tale of robots run amok is surprisingly smart, cool-looking, nicely paced and well-acted. Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
A summer action movie that has a brain and doesn't let it atrophy? Fan me, I'm fainting! Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
It's much more of an action flick than either "Metropolis" or "Blade Runner," but there's a provocative and visionary side to this free adaptation of Isaac Asimov's SF classic that puts it in the same thoughtful canon. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
A routine Will Smith cop-on-the-hunt thriller at heart, I, Robot lacks imaginative excitement. Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
It dares to test the audience in several ways: It may not be Asimov but its plot is truly labyrinthine, it works a specific theme (the very real possibility that robots will evolve on their own) and it's happy to end itself in a shroud of enigma. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
Proyas does a jaw-dropping job, particularly in the opening scenes, of depicting Chicago in the year 2035. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
A movie of its kind and of its time -- functional, professional, slickly manufactured and slouching toward consciousness -- I, Robot is a perfect slave to mechanical convention. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldChristy Lemire
A slick, shiny video game of a movie bursting with computer-generated chase scenes and cool gadgets. Read full review
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