Oh his best films have been very good, such as Jaws as was noted above. But AI was a colossal stinker. An indecipherable script which rambled from scene to scene never coming close to a coherent plot. Incredibly boring and it went on forever. There were at least three points where it could have ended and I did think it was over, but no, it kept going and going. The production was terrible and in once scene towards the end you could actually see the boom microphone in the frame onscreen. The fact we know that Spielberg is capable of incredible film making is what made this mess all the more puzzling.
When you see the boom mike onscreen that’s the fault of the projectionist who did not frame the film properly. Films are made to bleed off the screen. The novel structure of A.I. made it that much more interesting for me. Big budget film this artful don’t usually get made. You can respect it without liking it.
I agree. I kept wishing that the blue fairy would bring the film to life.