I, Robot (2004)

Director: Alex Proyas

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

I knew this movie was going to be good before I even went to the
theatre, but I didn't know it would be as good as it was. It was pretty
intense from beginning to end and I left my seat quite satisfied.

"I, Robot" is set in the year 2035 and is centered around a cop named
Del Spooner (Will Smith) who investigates the death of the top
scientist at U.S. Robotics. Suspicious, as always, Det. Spooner
immediately suspects that a robot has something to do with the crime
and as he continues his investigation and delves deeper into USR the
truth starts to unfold about what is really going on.

First, I must say that if you are a true fan and follower of Isaac
Asimov you probably won't like this movie because you'll be too hung up
on the slight, or not-so-slight, differences between the movie and
Asimov's original. You should, however, try to take it with a grain of
salt and not worry about silly things like that. The basic ideas are
still there, they just threw a little "Hollywood" in there. You have to
expect that nowadays.

Some people also seems to have an "issue" with Will Smith that I've
never been able to figure out. He's witty, charming, funny and looks
the part. His acting is great as per usual and his two co-stars Bridget
Moynahan (playing Susan Calvin) and Alan Tudyk (playing Sonny, an NS-5
robot) deliver top-notch performances as well. Alan Tudyk especially,
did a wonderful job as Sonny. You really feel for him at times.

Considering that this is an action movie at heart, as you would expect,
the fight scenes and action sequences are very, very well done. There
were a few times that I realized I hadn't breathed in the last two
minutes or so because I was too "in" to the movie.

The story was nicely laid out and the ending will not disappoint you.
The director (Alex Proyas, Dark City) did an amazing job shooting this
film.

The one thing that never left my mind the whole time I was watching the
movie was how well each scene was shot and how one scene transitioned
into the next.

Overall this movie did not disappoint me in any way. The story, the
acting, the directing...all pretty much flawless.

Rating: 10 / 10