Memorable, crazy movie

Awesome Movie

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Blistering performances.

A.I is a bland but pretty film. Apparently, this was a project Stanley Kubrick wanted to work on desperately but could not, and eventually the entire project was helmed by Steven Spielberg. And herein lies the problem- Both their visions are different. Whilst Kubrick was a notoriously pessimistic (or nihilistic) filmmaker Spielberg is a child at heart, the always optimist. And the film doesn't know which theme to adapt. Haley Joel Osment- fresh off the success of The Sixth Sense is quite good as the main lead who happens to be a robot and the visuals are exciting. But the result is just meh.

The director has taken a good effort in getting his ideas collected in a robot. The boy reminds of future generation kids.

I have never seen a movie with such annoying, overdramatic and narcissistic characters. This movie had potential, but is sadly dragged down by numerous flaws. Don't waste your time.

Originally a dream from the brilliant Stanley Kubrick, A.I. is a great bit of Science Fiction. It dwells on powerful and human themes from the perspective of the mechanical. This is the main goal of the film, to explore and examine what makes us human with beings that are almost, but not quite. The protagonist, who is done justice by Haley Joel Osment's great performance, has all the characteristic's of a human child, and has even been programmed to feel love and attach to other humans. A curious characteristic for a machine. The film revolves around his quest to become human so he can fully love, not just be programmed to love, as he wants to be with his adopted human mother.This major theme carries the film well. There is the standard flair of flashy Sci-Fi and adventure, but the theme of love is so all-pervading, warm, and powerful, that you cannot escape it. It guides the characters just like any other film, despite the fact that they are machines. That is the magic here, and the gift of Spielberg, to take powerful themes and explore them in ways no other filmmaker can. The result is very effective.