Review of Robot & Frank (2012) by Chet K — 13 Oct 2012

This film is really a lot of things and credit should go to first time director Jake Schreier for being able to balance several - very varied - themes and characters in such a delicate fashion. It's best to go into this film without knowing much about it, as the plot trajectory will constantly keep one interested, taking the story in surprisingly new directions to what was previously expected.

In the end, it's a very thoughtful character study that remains true to it's characters. Frank Langella, who spends the majority of the film speaking to a robot, delivers such a powerful performances that it allows us to feel for the robot, not because of the robot himself, but by the way Langella's character reflects and refracts from it.