Genre:  Sci-Fi / Dramedy / Romance Overview: A robot wants to become more human as he develops human emotions. Robin's performance   actors performance   directors vision   story   action aspect   comedy aspect   art design   special effects   music   reviewers tilt

First Time: 9.0 great Repeated: 8.6 great

First of all, this is not a Sci-Fi flick. It is a very good movie, that is funny, sad, thoughtful and hopeful.
But it's also using futuristic narrative to look into what makes us human.
Robin Williams' performance is great, a balance between hysterical comedy and reserved contemplation.
Also you have to realize how difficult it is to act completely covered in plastic, but Robin pulls it off splendidly.
What made me love this movie so much is how many deep questions it poses without becoming a teachy rhetoric.
And even though the ending is maybe somewhat disappointing, it is understandable,
because the movie is after all a 200 years quest for acceptance.

Professional Reviews