The question was asked by Sevy in another
review earlier... and it certainly makes sense here too. Maybe a
common thread... who knows.How
about this then. Do you believe in God. Alright, seems a little heavy
for Haley Joel Osment, but it's true. It's in the movie.
Or this one. Do you love your Mommy?
It's in there.
I came out of the theatre happy from
AI. Scored a pass from CJAY 92 here in Calgary, and was digging the
movie from the start. In the trailer, you can't really tell what the
movie is. So here's the quick lowdown.
A time when robots are part of
everyday life on earth. The icecaps have melted. The world is in
shambles. People need a license to have a kid. So, people make
robots. And, one company makes a robot (Haley) that can love back.
The only thing is... it doesn't understand love at all... then
again... who really does?
A family gets the prototype robot...
or 'mecha, cuz I'd rather sound hip. The mecha's name is David. The
family adopts him... gets freaked out, but doesn't want to give him
back... so they ditch him in the woods.
Insert lost boy searching for Mommy
story here.
In the end, he does and he doesn't
find his Mom. Shit, you need to at least be surprised in how it ends.
This movie is like Pinnochio meets the Wizard of Oz, meets the
Bible... meets Eodipus Rex.
That's the neat part, and the problem.
It's all those stories... and every cliche you can think of, hucked
into one mother of a "Too Long" Movie. Cut out 30 minutes without
shaking content... then I'll go see it again.
I liked the show. Hey, it's got Robin
Williams in it! His voice, anyway. I think you can take it on many
levels... the "do we all search for our Creator" level. The "I Love
my Mommy" level... or the "Cool. Robots!" level.
Really. I was diggin' the show. I'd
say see it. Maybe it's a rental though...
And Aliens could really stand to eat a
burger.
