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metromix.chicagotribune.com - : Chicago Tribune - Like Asimov, Proyas isn't telling a monster tale in the ''Frankenstein'' tradition of many robot stories, but he still uses fear of machines as a plot engine. Technology is what makes ''I, Robot'' work well, but it doesn't overpower the picture; the mix of gaudy visuals, action and Will Smith's hip reactions carry the film. The enjoyments of ''I, Robot'' may seem mechanical, but there's a zing to them. more...
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www.suntimes.com - : Chicago Sun-Times - The plot I will not detail, except to note that you already know from the ads that the robots are up to no good, and Spooner could write a lot of tickets for Three Laws violations. more...
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www.boston.com - : Boston Globe - Maybe it's not on the order of the merry havoc wreaked on Homer by ''Troy'' and classic chivalric legends by ''King Arthur,'' but for fans of classic science fiction, Alex Proyas's new film version of ''I, Robot'' may still be cause for the rending of garments. Isaac Asimov's pioneering 1950 collection of short stories -- tricky little devils, with all sorts of ethical conundrums tucked under their witty sci-fi surface -- has been remixed and remodeled into a stylish, watchable, very familiar future-cop action thriller. What was once original is now almost completely derivative. more...
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