Review of Bicentennial Man (1999) by Abdelrahman A — 01 May 2010
Robin Williams is rather muted as a robot and many jokes fall flat. The humor is sporadic and the film would have worked better as a straight drama. The production design of the film never convinced me that the film was taking place in the future.
Dramatic fire is also curiously missing and the film manages to sidestep some critical issues. However the ending worked for me despite being heavy on the sentiment. Oliver Platt has a brief but welcome role. Sam Neill and Embeth Davidtz are fine. Watchable but not fully satisfying.
This review of Bicentennial Man (1999) was written by Abdelrahman A on 01 May 2010.
Bicentennial Man has generally received positive reviews.
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