Will Smith stars in last weekend’s number 1 movie, I, Robot. Set in 2035, he plays Detective Del Spooner with the Chicago Police. Summoned to investigate a suicide of a top scientist with a Robotics Company, he finds himself on the trail of something sinister. Sound familiar?

3 things that work about the film:

1) Eye candy – the robots look fantastic and believable in a cybernetic sort of way.

2) Pacing – the story moves quickly.

3) Action sequences are very tight, although the quality varies.

3 that could use improvement:

1) Plot – there was the scent of swiss cheese in the theater, and it wasn’t the kid 2 rows down who spilled nachos on himself.

2) Cliches – we’ve seen most of these characters/story developments before in other projects.

3) Payoff – because of the holes in the story when the conspiracy was unveiled it didn’t seem to matter.

Verdict – DVD it.

Ever wonder what happened to the weekly movie reviews around this place?

Well, I didn’t stop going to the movies. Here’s 5 flicks I saw, but didn’t review.

The Summer Movie Review at a glance…
1)The Terminal � millions of undocumented aliens enter this country every year, but Tom Hanks can’t figure out how to walk through the doors at JFK.
2)The Notebook � it made the Wife cry.
3)Fahrenheit 9/11 � Mike Moore is a Big Fat Rich White Guy. 100% True!
4)White Chicks � They weren’t white and they weren’t chicks. And it wasn’t funny.
5)Anchorman – Will Ferrell is about the only thing not weighing down this ship.