The year is 2035 and apparently in the 31 years from now everybody has a robot servant. Pretty kick-ass, hey? They do everything. They even take over all the jobs that those pesky illegal immigrants usually take. Are there no illegal immigrants in 2035? Who knows, and quite frankly, who cares? Sure, this action blow-em-up-fest has at least half a brain but who cares when the rest is this good?
Before long Bridgit Moynahan (�Sum Of All Fears�) has joined him and decides to be really bland while sprouting scientific mumbo jumbo. I didn�t understand her casting, because� she�s about as charismatic as a weed compared to Smith). But, again, who particularly cares. Soon enough the latest design of robots (of which Sonny is a member of) start to act all faulty. Think of when your TV goes all static and you try and bash it with your fists� only more life threatening and chaotic.
But, unlike those movies, this film is played out in daytime for a large portion of the events. This is a city I�d love to see fully investigated at night, to really reach the darker portions of the story (the near-destruction of civilisation as we know it).
The action is also a great part of the film. It doesn�t blow it�s wad early, like some, instead it chooses to showcase smaller action sequences in between more dialogue-driven scenes, before just letting loose and giving us a whole lot of robot fighting action. The robots do look extremely impressive and the final scene based inside the core of a building uses clever camera movements and special effects along with good old-fashioned fist-to-face combat to create a high level of excitement.
Lastly, but definitely not least, I must mention the fact that Will Smith walks around with minimal clothes on in at least three scenes, which is something that would have made �Men In Black II� a whole lot more bearable.
B+, enjoyable, fun and exciting while at the same time not being entirely stupid. Will Smith makes good sci-fi. Will Smith has good abs too.
