Review of Bicentennial Man (1999) by Steven Y — 31 Mar 2009
Most people who have seen this movie are of the opinion that it was average at best. Indeed there is no complicated plot, no big action scenes and a predictable ending but there is a Story. It's Andrew with his Box of Chocolats, simply going through life searching for what eludes him and what we generally take for granted - humanity.
The characters along the way are well acted - in particular the robot creator and his ditsy assistant. This movie is a tear jerker as Andrew's friends come and go and lifetimes pass him by without him really comprehending it all.
The only real failings were the large gaps in time and how Andrew came about - but then it's difficult to compress 200 years into 1 1/2 hours. If you enjoyed Azimov's books as much as I did, then this movie is for you.
Far better in my opinion than IA or I Robot who also took their cues from Azimov.
This review of Bicentennial Man (1999) was written by Steven Y on 31 Mar 2009.
Bicentennial Man has generally received positive reviews.
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