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I,
Robot
(Directed by Alex Proyas, starring Will
Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Alan Tudyk and James Cromwell)
Based
on the futuristic short stories of Isaac Asimov, I, Robot
describes a Chicago in 2035 where robot emancipation and nostalgia
for stick shift cars are key.
Will
Smith, playing Detective Del Spooner, a perfect specimen of man,
is very superstitious: he alone doesn't trust the inbuilt slave
mentality of the robots which aid the population in their domestic
life.
When
Dr Alfred Lanning, the scientific genius behind their creation,
commits suicide days before a fresh batch of NS-5 robots are about
to be dispatched, Spooner becomes ever more paranoid and investigates
at his own risk.
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Pumped
up and perfect: Will Smith
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Alex
Proyas's film has choreographed stunts and visual effects so amazing
that it's hard to keep your eyes in tune with the speed of the action.
It
references films like Terminator 3 and Blade Runner
- but these are infinitely more complex and engaging because
the acting is superior and their settings are not held almost exclusively
in thrall to CGI.
Ironic
then that our Will mourns the loss of a time when the world wasn't
supported by robots, when the pleasure of living was more authentic.
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