Review of Robot & Frank (2012) by Campbell P — 30 Jan 2015

A great performance from Langella elevates this from merely enjoyable to something more essential and far more rewarding. Full review later.

This review of Robot & Frank (2012) was written by Campbell P on 30 Jan 2015.

Robot & Frank has generally received positive reviews.

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Not bad! It's a fairly simple film about a guy who is losing his memory and his son gives him a robot to help him around the house…

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By David L (3,419) on 26 Jul 2016

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By Jayakrishnan R (1,070) on 14 May 2016

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By Tsukasa A (223) on 22 Aug 2015

It portrays relationship of a robot and an aged person nicely by capturing psychology of elderly people: * I can do it for myself…

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It's OK, I guess, as far as it goes, but it doesn't go far enough, and, in the end, settles for what I most feared it would settle for…

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