Better Late Then Never

an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

After reading the mixed to negative reviews, I was a bit worried that this film wouldn't be that great. But, to my surprise, I found that I couldn't disagree more with some of those reviews, because this movie was really damn good. The performances are great, the story is touching and well written, the narrative is gripping, and the premise is really well executed. The music score, which isn't something I usually talk about, is surprisingly great in this movie and is something worth noting. However, despite this movie being a pleasant surprise, I did find the script to be a bit messy at times. It isn't really that bad, but there were times a few lines felt out of place and/or kind of half-assed. Another thing I noticed is that this movie can drag on a bit too long in a few scenes, which, while it doesn't necessarily ruin this movie, can still be a tad bit of an annoyance when you just want to know what happens next. Overall, despite these few flaws, this is one hell of a movie, and the fact that so many people didn't enjoy it as much as I did kind of makes me sad, as I genuinely think this is one of the smartest and most heart wrenching movies I've seen with Robin Williams, as it does a good job of not only having a few funny moments, but also having a lot of heart warming moments, whether it be Andrew slowly becoming human or Andrew finally finding love. I thought this film was great and I recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it yet, because, while this is definitely not a perfect movie, it is still, in my opinion, an underrated classic.

This is an excellent movie. It didn't follow Asimov's story, but it went in the same direction. The actors were superb and affecting in their roles. Robin, Embeth and Sam (to be familiar and brief) nailed their parts and had me believing in their characters. Oliver Platt was also excellent as the robot/android scientist. It's one of my favorite movies however... Two regrets: 1- This movie is STILL not on BluRay! AI finally came out in that format, but if you want to see this movie in hi def you have to stream it. 2- The soundtrack has James Horner's background music and beautiful "You Look at Me" w/ Celine Dion but hot the other popular songs covered by other artists. They were done beautifully as well and should have been included. I don't understand the problem with studios not catering to the likes of audiences instead of their own legal and profit-driven short-sighted interests. They'd make more profits if they aligned their products with the public's likes instead of their own statistics or industrial expectations. Nevertheless, this is a great movie and one of Robin Williams' best. It's also true SF, not SciFi, which is monster and space battle driven. SF is idea driven.

Overall, good film. Definitely recommend it. Especially if you're willing to watch a movie with the family. They have shown some good points that we can definitely learn from. But I'm afraid it's way too long. After watching halfway through, you'll definitely feel exhausted and bored. As at the end, the plot may become too overwhelming. Like they only made it longer just for the sake of having a longer film to produce.

"Bicentennial Man" is simply a heart warming masterpiece that has been beautifully scripted and thought out. It questions what it is to be human and the morals of love, perfection and immortality. Robin Williams plays the part of Andrew, and is most likely the perfect actor for the part. The film is also quite comical in places. For example after the subject of sex is explained to Andrew, he states that "It all sounds so very... messy." Andrew also develops a fear of heights shown by his reaction when he is brought back to the manufactures and Richard Martin tells him how high they are. His phobia is understandable as early in the film he is ordered to (and obeys) to jump out a second story window. Constrained by the 3 Laws of Robotics, Andrew has his work cut out to be recognized as a human over a period of two hundred years. His reward is final acceptance and a right to die.James Horner's score is also simply wonderful. It's hard to believe the man who gave us the storming action sound of Commando and Aliens could also be capable of something so warm and beautiful. I guess they didn't give him the award for Titanic for nothing. For this movie he again teamed-up with Celine Dion to record the song "Then You Look At Me", which is the perfect tune to roll the credits to. I don't care what you think about me, I love it. Even if the lyrics make that ending even more harrowing. Despite going as far ahead as the year 2205, there's no utopia or dystopia subtext to distract us from the story of Andrew's life. The evolution of technology and architecture is handled subtly and is unobtrusive. It's a quirky irony though, that Andrew's inventions and discoveries help save lives and forward the human race despite not being fully human himself. The emotions and feeling in this movie were very strong and again Robin did an outstanding job acting this role.Overall rating: 9 out of 10.