Directed by:
Steven SpielbergScreenplay:
Steven SpielbergCinematography:
Janusz KaminskiComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Robards, William Hurt, Ken Leung, Kathryn Morris, Jake Thomas, Ashley Scott (more)VOD (1)
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In this dark, contemplative tale from Steven Spielberg, an advanced prototype robot child named David is programmed to show unconditional love. (Netflix)
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I'm not sure if Stanley Kubrick would have gotten more out of this material, but I definitely don't think he would have made it as sickeningly sweet as Spielberg. These are exactly the elements I don't like about his films. That excessive sweetness that tries to force tears into your eyes. Here, however, I didn't even like the story, which may be too inspired by Pinocchio, but by shifting it into the sci-fi realm, it tries to be different.
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No, I wasn't expecting miracles, which was good, because there weren't any. The emotions of the story of the "dream robot" are maintained mainly by the flawless Osment, but it is a pity that Spielberg has kind of forgotten how to make an ending. Like Minority Report, A.I. is stretched into an awkward happy ending. If the credits had surfaced a few minutes earlier, it would have been an excellent film, but the offered end is hellish nonsense. It’s too bad. Convincing visually and in terms of acting, this is a science fiction with a little more thoughtful subtext, but Spielberg can do better. Add a half to the three stars.
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Crafted brilliantly, Spielberg's technical precision can't be denied, it's not even up for debate :)). Again, magical music by John Williams, really excellent cinematography by Janusz Kaminski, and Spielberg's script based on a story by Kubrick is also very good... But now comes the "but" :)) But despite the sympathetic performance of H.J. Osment and the great Jude Law, I was just missing something, something extra, the SOMETHING that maybe Close Encounters of the Third Kind had... And I still felt that Spielberg pushed the envelope a bit at the end, but that may just be my silly subjective feeling. Nevertheless, an extraordinary and repeatable experience!
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A futuristic tale wrapped in the fine veil of a Disney classic about a robot/puppet who wants to become a normal boy, directed by one of my favourite and most respected directors of all time... well, that's a big attraction, and not just for me. The story is brilliantly composed, and even though at times I felt it was a bit wild, the ending made up for it. Haley Joel Osment is amazing in his role, and for most viewers, myself included, he will always be that child actor from A.I. and The Sixth Sense. Audiovisually, it's a gem, but that's not unexpected after Steven Spielberg's "dinosaur wonder". And I'm pretty sure that if I had seen the film when it premiered, I would have begged my parents for Teddy, because there are very few toys like that indeed. In short, it's not a perfect film, and it could have easily been twenty minutes shorter, but within its genre it's beautiful and memorable.
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A concept from Stanley Kubrick, directing from Steven Spielberg, and in the end, a beautiful film full of naive searching, simple and human thoughts, breathtaking performances by Haley Joel Osment and Jude Law, and a conclusion that will blow your mind. I admire this film for being able to combine traditional Spielbergian family values with a fascinating vision of the future, a plethora of technical gadgets, and many intellectual stimuli.
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