Monday, December 26, 2005

I, Robot

AKA:
Hardwired (USA) (working title)

Written by:
Isaac Asimov (suggested by book)
Jeff Vintar (screen story)

Directed by:
Alex Proyas

Made in:
USA in 2004

Actors:
Will Smith .... Del Spooner
Bridget Moynahan .... Susan Calvin
Alan Tudyk .... Sonny
James Cromwell .... Dr. Alfred Lanning
Bruce Greenwood .... Lawrence Robertson
Adrian Ricard .... Granny (as Adrian L. Ricard)
Chi McBride .... Lt. John Bergin
Jerry Wasserman .... Baldez
Fiona Hogan .... V.I.K.I.
Peter Shinkoda .... Chin
Terry Chen .... Chin
David Haysom .... NS4 Robots
Scott Heindl .... NS5 Robots

Plot:
Set in a future Earth (2035 A.D.) where robots are common assistants and workers for their human owners, this is the story of "robotophobic" Chicago Police Detective Del Spooner's (Smith) investigation into the murder of Dr. Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell), who works at U.S. Robotics, in which a robot, Sonny (Tudyk), appears to be implicated, even though that would mean the robot had violated the Three Laws of Robotics, which is apparently impossible. It seems impossible because.. if robots can break those laws, there's nothing to stop them from taking over the world, as humans have grown to become completely dependent upon their robots. Or maybe... they already have? Aiding Spooner in his investigation is a psychologist, Dr. Susan Calvin (Moynahan), who specializes in the psyches of robots. IMDB

Review:
I was sceptical about this movie, but it is actually pretty good!
A serious role for Will Smith, and he does a great job with the movie, too.
I didn't think I would like the plot, either, but I recommend this movie.

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