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Review: I, Robot
Quick and dirty: About as inspired as typical Hollywood mega-production can be.
The long view: This movie is a mix of product placement, typical useless Hollywood story devices, computer graphics for the SAKE of computer graphics, and a pretty good concept. I walked away with mixed feelings.
As it opens, you see a string of corporate logos and several shots of Will Smith in his underwear, and even naked. It makes you think, "Shit, this movie is more of a sponsorship whore than NASCAR." You're quickly introduced to the customary annoying-admiring-kid-who-has-no-function-except-to-be-randomly-rescued-at-a-later-time-in-the-movie. From there, you are introduced to the customary last-bastion-of-sanity-for-our-lonely-hero grandmother. Will Smith plays a cop, so it's not even a spoiler to let you know that at some point during the movie, he loses his badge.
The story unfolds at a fairly good pace. It's one of those 'assemble the clues' stories that doesn't give too much away, but doesn't cross-reference very much either. They use a few more hollywood devices throughout the movie and it really dawns on you that you've seen everything in here before.
The good parts of the movie are all in your head. There is a total of one good laugh, but I didn't even laugh. The underlying concept, which I'd like to share, but only is revealed at the end, is the real intrigue of the movie. Until this concept is introduced, the movie is plain, boring, typical and a waste. Afterwards, you kinda wish the movie had started a lot later in the story and was just now beginning.
One thing I can't fault the movie for is keeping me dumbly entertained. My eyes were glued. My brain was not. 4/10 microchips.
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