philiprogers-24076 Possibly one of the five WORST movies ever. This unholy mesalliance of Pinocchio and Blade Runner suffers lazy, dismal scripting that relies solely on emotional manipulation. The production design can be politely described as 'generic', the characters (possibly excepting Jude Law's Slightly Good Samaritan) hewn from styrofoam, and there is a total lack of purpose to the whole enterprise save a gruelling lecture on whether machines can experience 'real' emotions, or hope to be 'real' people. Urgh. Oh yes: the pay-off for Haley Joel Osment's tiresome cyber-brat at the end makes you want to beat your head against the nearest wall. To quote another, better-accredited man-made man, "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe..." Well, ya won't believe THIS. Also my first 0/10 review -I'm feeling generous.

Rainey Dawn I like Kubrick and Spielberg - two great directors!! But this film did not do it for me... I like sappy films sometimes but this one could not hold my interest for long. I was looking forward to seeing this for the first time but I was let down.

zaremskya-23761 Originally a dream from the brilliant Stanley Kubrick, A.I. is a great bit of Science Fiction. It dwells on powerful and human themes from the perspective of the mechanical. This is the main goal of the film, to explore and examine what makes us human with beings that are almost, but not quite. The protagonist, who is done justice by Haley Joel Osment's great performance, has all the characteristic's of a human child, and has even been programmed to feel love and attach to other humans. A curious characteristic for a machine. The film revolves around his quest to become human so he can fully love, not just be programmed to love, as he wants to be with his adopted human mother.This major theme carries the film well. There is the standard flair of flashy Sci-Fi and adventure, but the theme of love is so all-pervading, warm, and powerful, that you cannot escape it. It guides the characters just like any other film, despite the fact that they are machines. That is the magic here, and the gift of Spielberg, to take powerful themes and explore them in ways no other filmmaker can. The result is very effective.

Lin2050 A good movie, but, like most of his (good & shallow) movies, has no rewatchability. He is, after all, like Nolan, a director for the average joe.The first act with the human family is too long, not interesting None of the characters in this family, including the robot himself, are likable.There is nothing that shows any genuine love between the robot boy and his fake "mother". Each time the camera zooms onto "David", you are forced to look at a face with a staged smile.The "darker monents" in this act, said to be introduced by the director himself, are unconvincing, artificial, and uncomfortable to watch