Review of Robot & Frank (2012) by Denis M — 06 Aug 2013

Touching and sad story about ageing and friendship...

This review of Robot & Frank (2012) was written by Denis M on 06 Aug 2013.

Robot & Frank has generally received positive reviews.

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By Mike T (1,122) on 08 Oct 2017

Enjoyable little film, now where is my robot butler…

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By Rebecca Pahle (171) for The Mary Sue (174) on 19 Sep 2016

I, for one, really hope that the future becomes what it is in Robot & Frank…

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By Sam J (457) on 07 Apr 2018

Old man and a robot. No schmaltz. Nice work…

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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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By Audreythomas25 (176) on 18 Jan 2016

The robot gives an ironic twist to Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics, and the movie is highly enjoyably for three quarters of the way…

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By Timo E (44) on 20 Aug 2016

One of those films whereby you only realise how clever and touching this storyline was after it has ended…

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By Nick L (531) on 19 Mar 2017

A cute and simple story without the expected moralising. A few implausibilities need to be overlooked, like the incompetent police work…

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

Robot & Frank is slower and uneventful in its first half and it should have been a bit more complex, but the second half is great, the relationship…

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By Brett S (430) on 20 Mar 2016

I waited years to see this. And when I did it was a disappointment. As shallow as a comedy, without the laughs…

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By Deborah Ross (530) for The Spectator (1,162) on 03 Sep 2018

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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