We liked I, Robot.
Perhaps it was because my expectations were so very low, but it was respectable!
The credits said it was "Suggested by a story by Isaac Asimov". "Suggested" is a fair term to use. It was in the spirit of Asimov's story universe- a story that Asimov might have written had he been a fan of the shoot-em-up-cop movie genre. He was clearly a fan of detective stories and this is very much a detective story.
Will Smith stars as Will Smith. His character had a name, I think, but he always plays "the cop" the same way. He's not much for acting, but he is adorable and vey funny. The robots turned out to be visually satisfying. Beautiful in a sculptural sense, but still strange enough to allow us to empathize with Smith's aversion to them. The lead robot, Sonny, had a creepy "HAL"-vibe. I kept expecting him to say, "Hello, Dave". *shudder*
The millieu was right on- I'm glad they paid attention to those details. They did a good job tying our present into the future Asimov imagined. They also made a fair attempt at getting around the 3 Laws and got very close to Asimov's "zeroth law"- the one that places the good of mankind above that of an individual human. Not bad for amateurs. ;P
Overall, I found it entertaining and pretty good. Neither an epic masterpiece nor a MST3K candidate. There was some language, Matrix-style special effects gimmicks, shoot-em-up violence, but no nudity or gratuituous sex. We'll definately get this on DVD and might even see it again in the theater.
"Neither an epic masterpiece nor a MST3K candidate."
Everything is an MST3K candidate :) Glad to hear it wasn't as bad as it could've been, though.
Big'ol has advised me of an error in my review of I, Robot. There *was* a bit of nudity- Will Smith Shower Scene. Largely forgettable, but there, nonetheless.