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Movie/Film Production Information Summary:Starring: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan Will Smith stars in this action thriller suggested by the classic short story collection by Isaac Asimov, and brought to the big screen by dynamic and visionary director Alex Proyas ("Dark City," "The Crow"). In the year 2035, robots are an everyday household item, and everyone trusts them, except one, slightly paranoid detective (Will Smith ) investigating what he alone believes is a crime perpetrated by a robot. The case leads him to discover a far more frightening threat to the human race. "Will Smith " uses a spectacular, state-of-the-art visual effects technique to bring a world of robots to life. DVD Highlights Movie-genre: Science-Fiction Thriller
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Film plot en Francais:
En 2035, les robots sont devenus de parfaits assistants pour les êtres humains. Le détective Del Spooner enquête sur le meurtre du docteur Alfred Lanning, un chercheur en robotique. Le principal suspect semble être un androïde nommé Sonny. Or, si l'on s'en réfère aux lois de la robotique, les robots ne sont pas dotés de la faculté de tuer...
DVD Covers (Front/Back) of the movie: I, Robot starring Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan
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Actors/Actresses Cast of the film: I, Robot starring Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan
- 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
- Sharon Wilkins .... Woman
- Craig March .... Detective
- Kyanna Cox .... Girl
- Darren Moore .... Homeless Man
- Aaron Douglas .... USR Attorney #1
- Shayla Dyson .... Laughing Girl
- Bobby L. Stewart .... Girl's Dad
- Nicola Crosbie .... TV Anchor Person
- Emily Tennant .... Young Girl
- Shia LaBeouf .... Farber
- Michael St. John Smith .... USR Attorney #2
- Travis Webster .... Guy with a Pie
- Roger Haskett .... Mob Man
- Tiffany Knight .... Mob Woman
- Angela Moore .... Wife
- Ryan Zwick .... Farber Posse
- Essra Vischon .... Farber Posse
- Kenyan Lewis .... Farber Posse
- Aaron Joseph .... Farber Posse
- Simon Baker .... Farber Posse (as Simon R. Baker)
- Marrett Green .... News Reporter
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Based upon the short story by legendary science fiction writer Isaac Asimov who's vision of the future is a world living in harmony with a community of robotic man-servants who are looked upon not only as time saving labour devices but also as part of the family, entrusted with looking after the children, walking the house hold dog and doing the weekly shopping. Asimov wrote of an unbreakable programming logic that protect's the human race against a robot committing any form of harm against a living person. This logic is referred to as the three 'laws' and it is here, at the opening credits that the three laws are spelled out to the viewer to ensure they understand just how improbable it would be for a robot to harm a human.
In this very atmospheric future glimpse which has a similar ambience to that of 'Minority Report', Alex Proyas has established the lead character of Detective Spooner (Will Smith) as a complete technophobe who's now classic 2004 'All Star' training shoe's are a testament to the man's retro life style. His grotty bachelor pad is void of anything more sophisticated than a CD player yet he is to be drawn into a plot that will pit him against the pinnacle of human engineering, the robot. The interaction between Spooner and the often technically pompous female lead Susan Calvin (Bridget Moynahan) shows an interesting conflict of life styles with Calvin almost stating that life without robotic interaction would be testament to living back in the stone age and for her, 2004 would be a close proximity to such an age. Although interesting to watch, the real relationship here is between both these characters and the NS-5 which has been named Sonny by Dr Lanning (Cromwell). Here is where the most effort has been made to ensure that Sonny comes across as both capable of committing a breach of his hard coded laws but also displays an innocence that you would expect from a child like mind.
Will Smith and science fiction movies, quite justifiable, bring up images of a lovable wise cracking galaxy defender who knocks the girls dead with his charm and dispatches intergalactic scum with various huge weapons (insert joke if necessary). This casting decision was of grave concern, as Asimov's source material demands a more subtle and mature approach to ensure the point isn't lost in a barrage of shallow one-liners and high-fives. Thankfully Smith's performance as Detective Spooner is indeed a much more restrained affair expertly portraying a techno phobic personality with the dogged temperament of a man who is standing on the precipice of a world revolution that only he can see coming. Smith is to be marveled as he pursues his robotic vendetta with interaction between himself and fellow cast members, both present and superimposed, being made more compelling by his handling of Spooner's almost racist approach to the Robot community.
Any doubts about the robot designs are soon vanquished when they are witnessed in their full animated glory. In the production stills, I thought the NS-5 looked more akin to a crash test dummy rather than the next generation of cybernetic companion but, both this model and the previous NS-4 robot's that adorn the city on first joining the story, are fabulously brought to life thanks to some great animation and voice work. The way in which the NS-5's face is a similar configuration to that of a human's face also add's to the creepy air of tension that drapes the latter part of the film as the often placid gaze of the robot's facial structure belies their hidden agenda.
Will Smith catches some flak for doing movies like this, but I'm willing to cut him a little slack. There is very little doubt that he's better than this - check out Ali, or even his cameo in Jersey Girl to see what he's capable of - but coming at it from the other side, if movies like this must be made, there are few people who can carry them as well as the Fresh Prince. He's got a knack for interacting with environments and characters that won't show up until the effects are done that actors with better reputations lack, and he's got the charmisma to sell an otherwise goofy script. This robot movie isn't Smith's best work within the genre, but it would have been much worse without him.
There's a pattern to the rest of the cast - character actors who don't have to stretch one bit. Chi McBride plays the Chi McBride role of the short-tempered police lieutenant who is fond of his detective despite how he berates the guy. James Cromwell plays the James Cromwell role of the smart old guy who was liked and respected even when he was difficult. Bruce Greenwood plays the Bruce Greenwood role of the smarmy, polished, obstructionist executive. Bridget Moynahan plays the Bridget Moynahan role of the pretty, competent woman who is helpful but never overshadows the movie's star. Alan Tudyk gives voice to "Sonny", the experimental robot not bound by the Three Laws who apparently killed his creator.
I'm mildly disappointed with director Alex Proyas here. I've read that he's not terribly pleased with the result, either, but I still expect more from the director of The Crow, Garage Days, and especially Dark City. It appears he needs a little practice with the tools needed to make a massive effects-intensive movie. He goes overboard zipping the camera around at times, which has the effect of overselling the action scenes and making them look seperate from the rest of the movie. He's got a good eye much of the rest of the time, and mostly paces the movie well. And, to be fair, he seems to have gotten a pretty cruddy script to work with.
The script's resemblence to Isaac Asimov's robot stories stops at the Three Laws and a character named "Susan Calvin". One thing many people forget about Asimov is that in addition to being an award-winning science and science-fiction writer, he also wrote tight little mystery stories. Indeed, most of the stories collected into I, Robot were mysteries, with robopsychologist Susan Calvin (who I pictured as middle-aged and somewhat cranky) attempting to puzzle out how robots bound by the Three Laws managed to engage in apparently malevolent behavior. He would probably have seen injecting a robot not bound by the laws as cheating, as bad or worse as the rest of the sloppy mystery writing.
Instead, the screenplay comes from Jeff Vintar and Akiva Goldsman, whose respective resumés are individually uninspiring and who make for a poor combination. That Vintar is apparently adapting Asimov's Foundation stories is frightening to me. I think Vintar at least has some love for this kind of material, but has trouble writing an exciting screenplay. Goldsman, on the other hand, doesn't have a creative bone in his body, and though he probably made the movie more exciting, I wouldn't be surprised if he was the source of the dumb. Why this was used when there's a well-liked screenplay by Harlan Ellison out there boggles the mind.
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