When I saw Denzil Washington being evasive as to why he turned down the lead role, I now know why. This script STUNK! It was so cliché ridden, implausible and self contradictory. It really felt like the team of shaved monkeys who cranked out the script didn't even bother to go 2 levels deep into the `Microsoft movie script wizard'
Talk about formula. At times it was difficult to tell the differences between the robots and the humans as everything was in auto pilot.
Summary of movie: `Only hero sees robots as bad' `Rest of world sees robots as good' `Hero convinces rest of world. Fabulous chase scene and big fight ensues.' `End of movie'
In between the big complex plot above are:
cliché gentle granny who cooks good food and tempers hot headed hero.
Hero who saves kitty cat from certain destruction by evil gi-normous demolition robot. (Soon as you see the cat is there really any doubt it will be saved? Oh Puh-lease! So why bother) Young street punk who is taken under wing by hero and is told not to cuss' by hero and who says to oppressive robots during robot confrontation, `we have civil our liberties.' (Oh yeah, that's what I would expect to hear at a street gang fight) cops now drive luxury Audis, but everyone else still sort of poor. So society must be so different as citizens will no longer complain about taxes being too high and feel it appropriate that police drive in awesome luxury. `Get me police backup' now automatically means 30 cops with machine guns, full riot gear and helicopters and giant `net gun' evil cardboard CEO complete with no lips.
Moral Questions ? That's a good question.
"I, Robot", I wasted my time and money
Summary of movie: `Only hero sees robots as bad' `Rest of world sees robots as good' `Hero convinces rest of world. Fabulous chase scene and big fight ensues.' `End of movie'
In between the big complex plot above are:
cliché gentle granny who cooks good food and tempers hot headed hero.
Hero who saves kitty cat from certain destruction by evil gi-normous demolition robot. (Soon as you see the cat is there really any doubt it will be saved? Oh Puh-lease! So why bother) Young street punk who is taken under wing by hero and is told not to cuss' by hero and who says to oppressive robots during robot confrontation, `we have civil our liberties.' (Oh yeah, that's what I would expect to hear at a street gang fight) cops now drive luxury Audis, but everyone else still sort of poor. So society must be so different as citizens will no longer complain about taxes being too high and feel it appropriate that police drive in awesome luxury. `Get me police backup' now automatically means 30 cops with machine guns, full riot gear and helicopters and giant `net gun' evil cardboard CEO complete with no lips.
Moral Questions ? That's a good question.
"I, Robot", I wasted my time and money