I, Robot

Starring: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, et al.

In the year 2035, technology and robots are a trusted part of everyday life. But that trust is broken when a scientist is found dead and a skeptical detective believes that a robot is responsible.

• Format: Blu-ray
• UPC: 024543807537
• Release Date: May 2015
• Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Publisher: 20th Century Fox
• Director: Alex Proyas
• Starring: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, Chi McBride, Shia LaBeouf, James Cromwell, Alan Tudyk, Emily Tennant, Adrian L. Ricard, Fiona Hogan
• Runtime: 1 hour, 54 minutes
• Number of Disks: 2
• Other Video Info: subtitled
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 7.5" x 0.7"

Customer Reviews

Action-packed fun formula predictable

This movie is set up as a prequel to the characters in the book by Isaac Asimov. Detective Del Spooner (Will Smith) is not a fan of robots and, on the surface, looks like he does not believe they are as benign as advertised. The top inventor of the robots, Dr. Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell), commits suicide (presumably). He leaves a message that has Spooner assigned to the investigation. Why Spooner? Spooner gets suspicious and will not let the suicide lie. Naturally, his boss, Lt. John Bergin (Chi McBride), says drop it. The head of the robotics firm says Drop it. Susan Calvin (Bridget Moynahan) knows he is crazy and says Drop it. Even his mother says Drop it. V.I.K.I. (Fiona Hogan) is mistrustful of Spooner’s motives. So does Spooner finally come to his senses and drop it? Is he paranoid, or are his suspicions founded? There is a saying that says, “Just because you are paranoid, does not mean that they are not out to get you!” This is a Will Smith vehicle with a few CGI robots thrown in. The title, of course, came from a Robert Heinlein novel. From here, we have all the standard clichés and scenarios as a boss who does not believe the same and kowtows to authority, an obvious bad guy, a girl who puts her foot in everyone’s mouth, standard red herrings, and much more. Still, this is great fun, and Will makes the movie. There are plenty of “action” scenes, “stay in the car” scenes, “shower” scenes, “chase” scenes, and even cliffhangers.