philiprogers-24076 Possibly one of the five WORST movies ever. This unholy mesalliance of Pinocchio and Blade Runner suffers lazy, dismal scripting that relies solely on emotional manipulation. The production design can be politely described as 'generic', the characters (possibly excepting Jude Law's Slightly Good Samaritan) hewn from styrofoam, and there is a total lack of purpose to the whole enterprise save a gruelling lecture on whether machines can experience 'real' emotions, or hope to be 'real' people. Urgh. Oh yes: the pay-off for Haley Joel Osment's tiresome cyber-brat at the end makes you want to beat your head against the nearest wall. To quote another, better-accredited man-made man, "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe..." Well, ya won't believe THIS. Also my first 0/10 review -I'm feeling generous.

Official_KP This was the first movie that made me cry in a very long time. Now that the game Detroit: Beyond Human has come out it has given me many vibes from this movie.10/10 Instant classic and is my favorite movie of all time!

Rainey Dawn I like Kubrick and Spielberg - two great directors!! But this film did not do it for me... I like sappy films sometimes but this one could not hold my interest for long. I was looking forward to seeing this for the first time but I was let down.

Weiming Sheng A.I. is truly one of a kind. It is not a perfect film, as a matter of fact it is far from perfect; however, there are also great moments in the film that make you laugh, cry, think, and thrill. This is indeed one of those movies that have numerous problems and plot holes, but one would have to be the most nitpicking person in the world to not enjoy it. I don't know exactly what role did Stanley Kubrick play, but you can see his traces everywhere. From cinematography to dialogue to the thematic message, everything smells Kubrick. The ending however is quite unfamiliar. It could have been so much better if the movie stops as David stares into Blue Fairy, prays, and the camera zooms out. The ending as it is now works, but it does not really add anything to the thematic message, and even alters it a bit. The thematic message, as I see it, is the play between eternal good and temporary evil. In this case robots are eternal and good (they would still exist after the world ends), and humans temporary and bad (the very first shot of the film illustrates the fragility of humanity, and numerous incidents in the film demonstrate how bad humans are). The quest for love, as more blatantly indicated in the movie, serves primarily for the larger thematic message: mom wants David to substitute her lost son, who is temporary; the doctor creates David as the image of his lost son, again playing the concept of mortality and immortality; David wants to be a real boy, which essentially means to die (the "would you die mom?" conversation at the beginning of the movie), but no one can blur the line between eternality and mortality as David sits there and prays to the Blue Fairy forever. The thematic message is very strong, yet unlike most other films it does not scream for the audience to notice. It is just there, and if you watch carefully it is natural to notice. The endings sucks because the aliens are so plot-devicive that the only effort the filmmakers put into making them is probably special effects. It also feels cheesy and kind of just forces the audience to cry. Bad ending. Two points off. The first act also does not flow very well. The pacing and performance and script all have some problems there. Another point off. Other than that, it is quite perfect.