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The age-old debate over whether androids will replace humans, and whether they will be capable of expressing emotions. In a way, Spielberg managed to bring Kubrick’s unfinished project to fruition. The story of an android boy and his futile quest to become a real child doesn’t seem quite childish, nor quite grown-up. And the 145 minutes of running time hardly seem to pass.

This is the greatest movie ever **** perhaps, more importantly, it is one of the most relevant movies of our time—especially now, in the 2020s and beyond, as real AI enters our everyday **** is a movie that cracked the code of love, explained it, explored it, and ultimately elevated it to something divine. It found a beautiful way to bridge the divide between so many human **** perhaps that is what makes it truly great: it doesn’t simply tell us what love is. It makes us think, disagree, feel, wonder, question, and ultimately understand something deeper about what it means to love—and what it means to be human.Because the greatest movies should do exactly that. They should not simply give us answers. They should make us think, feel, question, disagree, love, and wonder.That is what a truly great movie is supposed to do.

A dangerously touching movie about a robotic toy that wants to be a real boy and the dangers that come from trusting all the wrong people and finding his way to the becoming the last example of humanity in a far flung future world.

This movie was garbage. The storyline is horrible, the characters arent memorable and the special effects are bad.

Heartbreaking, Artificial Intelligence is a Pinocchio retelling, a lesson in responsibility as well as in the dangers of prejudice, selfishness and emotional dependence. There are people who have kids for their personal benefit, sometimes monetary. There are also those who adopt living creatures and later abandon them. As conscious beings we owe the innocent our respect and attention. This film deeply affected me in my youth, and its moving story can hold great meaning to some **** terms of production, Artificial Intelligence is nearly peak cinema: cinematography, use of color, music and exposition… almost every detail is accounted for in this wonderful movie. As a young man, this was the first film I noticed had poor scripting: if actors are explaining instead of doing, if their lines are senseless, or if you feel something off with character or plot, then it’s often the writing. Had the director gone with a slightly less human presentation for the artificial cast (whether in physical aspect, vocal tone or otherwise), the film might have done better at the box office. As it stands, A.I. can be an uncomfortable watch, dealing with issues in an unflattering manner. The pace is less than ideal, and the plot suffers from the lack of urgency. Despite these setbacks, A.I.’s many themes, excellence in production and touching performances elevate it to an enjoyable experience for some and an inspirational one for others.

There's a great series of ethical questions just dying to be asked here, but they're buried beneath so many layers of glossy effects, shameless sentimentality and heavy overacting, it's hard to say if they're worth digging up. The heart of A.I. is undeniably Kubrickian - complicated, fascinating and occasionally bizarre just for the sake of it - but also thoroughly lathered with the strokes of Spielberg. That duality is often mesmerizing, but also quite destructive. There are a few moments where this picture shines brighter for the combined efforts than it ever could under a single master, particularly in the fleshed-out world itself, but they're frequently outweighed by the long stretches where the two visions clash loudly and horribly. To this point, the entire third act can attest. An aspirant, visually stunning genre-straddler, A.I. is an uneven, long-winded showcase of both directors' best traits and worst indulgences.

Learning that this was a Kubrick film before he passed and Spielberg took over makes a lot of sense. Its a weird tonal mish mash from start to finish. Incredible child acting.

The movie was actually pretty good. The ending **** to me though. I guess just watch and decide for yourself.

I was not kidding when I wrote that summary. Artificial Intelligence:AI is a very captivating and astonishing achievement from Steven Spielburg. And I do think it is one of his better movies along with Schindler's List, ET and Jaws. For one thing it is beautifully filmed; the cinematography was gorgeous and the special effects were absolutely jaw dropping. The direction is very refined, and while reminiscent of Pinocchio the story driving this film is resolutely dark, ambitious and even daring. The acting is extremely impressive. Haley Joel Osment proves that he is a fine child actor in a truly astonishing lead performance, and Jude Law in one of his better performance matches him perfectly as his protector. Many complained of the character of Monica, personally I had no problem with her and Frances O'Connor makes the most of what she is given. There is terrific support also from Brendan Gleeson and Robin Williams (as the voice of Dr Know). That teddy bear, voiced by Jack Angel, is really rather cute. Some of the film is intensely moving thanks to the remarkable and eerie score from John Williams, however there are some parts of the in-general well written screenplay that are close to over-sentimental. My only other complaint is that the "feel-good" ending felt rather tacked on. In conclusion, a rather bleak, ambitious but daring and compelling movie. 8.5/10 Bethany Cox

This movie has some strong moments: Some scenes were great, the sci fi world is stunning. So I like the middle part of the movie the most. Also some characters were well made. The performance of Haley Joel Osment as David was great. But some elements were annoying: the feminist elements in the beginning especially in the beginning and the green propaganda (There is still no rise of the oceans.

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It's not only a robot movie, it's not only a future movie, and it's not only an alien movie, it's about a robot who really love his human mother, and it's heartwarming, sad, emotional, and have a deeper meaning, A.I. Artificial Intelligence is reminds me of Spielberg's previous movie with have kinda the same theme, E.T and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, while E.T was fun, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind was a great journey, A.I. Artificial Intelligence is heartwarming and sad, overall A.I. Artificial Intelligence is another amazing Steven Spielberg's movie.

A. I. Artificial Intelligence is not for everyone. It is fully drama movie which only few may like as you need 2hr30min patience to watch this. If you love drama movies which demand your patience, then this one is a treat for you. The story was simple future story but the execution could have been more better. At some points, movie felt weak and at some points it felt strong. Steven Spielberg's direction was good as always though the cinematography at times looked a bit dated for 2001 standards. One thing which I think this movie should have avoided was the past fifteen minutes. The last fifteen minutes looked unnecessary. Movie truly should have finished with David at the bottom of the ocean. The happy ending really ruined the environment movie created. Overall, a movie with a good concept which needed little bit more proper execution.

A great movie that can be describe as a science fiction version of Pinocchio and based on the story “Supertoys last all Summer long” by Brian Aldiss. It deals with a lot of philosophical questions and challenges you to think what it actually means to be a human. However I still do not know what to make out of the ending. If feels strange and like an addition from another source (It is not). The movie is set in the 22nd century. Global warming had its influence on mankind / earth and the coastal areas from today are flooded with the effect that the population of humanity has decreased. However technology has still advanced but you would still feel familiar in this world. It is the story of David who is a prototype robot with full human (childlike) emotions in a childlike body. He was given to Henry and Monica Swinton to help them cope with her sons incurable disease which needed him to be placed in suspended animation until a cure is found. However it goes downward from there for David and I wont spoil more than the set up. The ideas and set up are really good. It is a modern take on a classic story. It is Davids journey to get answers to questions we ourselves fail to get or cant even proper explain. It is full of philosophical questions and you have the outsiders perspective on humanity in many cases which gives a lot to thing. Only the ending drags this movie down. Even after years I am still puzzled what the intention or message was. To be fair it is not garbage it just feels out from another script or another person wants to add something that does not fit into the narrative. Currently I am even not sure if it is a happy or downer ending. In total I say it is an unsatisfying ending and I will rate the movie lower because of it. Again to be fair the source had a dower ending too and used a similar motive. For the cast: Steven Spielberg does a good job as director here and while it is not one of his well recognized works it is still good. Haley Joel Osment is truly praiseworthy as David. Good child actors are rare and he is one of the best. Jude Law as Gigolo Joe is also great. You see how much effort he put into his role. The Swinton family is believable and deliver with Frances O’Connor, Sam Robards and Jake Thomas. The rest of the cast is good too and overall there is a great performance. Visually the movie is great. The world looks and feels realistic and believable. Except from the ending the immersion always works well. If you have Steven Spielberg you also have often the legend John Williams for the score. There is no bad score with John Williams involved should be a statement and like so often he got nominated for the Oscars. Overall this is tricky to evaluate. Without the ending I would go for a 9/10. However the ending took all of us by surprise and “WTF?” was a frequent comment. It weakens the performance **** movie.

Boring. Speilberg has turned what is a promising premise for a movie into a dull convoluted bore. Would of loved to of seen what Kubrick would of done with this.

Wayyyy too many ideas for one film. I was somewhat on board for the first 40 min when it seemed like the film was going to be a meditation on AI and humanity, but the hard left turn into an epic journey through this world that included a charming robot male sex worker, a "Flesh Fair" robot killing pit, an underwater Manhattan, and a time jump of 2000 years leading to an alien race studying humans after the end of the world -- was a bit much. It's just difficult to glean any centralized theme from this film when there's SO MUCH happening. 90's CG didn't help, some strange acting choices didn't help, I'm not a fan of how hard they leaned into the Pinocchio stuff, and the John Williams score severely overpowered any scenes from the beginning I actually did like. Would not recommend anyone spend 2.5 hours on this.

A fantastic and tragic tale that explores what it means to be human and the future of our world.

Fairly Disappointing A.I. definitely had a terrific vision, But unfortunately it’s a very middling film by Spielberg. But however, It still has pretty good performances and visuals.

"Inteligencia Artificial", del director Steven Spielberg. La película nos cuenta la historia de un niño androide ( Haley Joel Osment ) y su sueño de convertirse en una persona real, un símil a la trama de Pinocho. Una cinta que me maravilló en su momento y me fascina hoy en día, simple, pero a la vez triste en su desarrollo que nos hará preguntarnos muchas cosas acerca de la humanidad de las maquinas y si realmente sienten un anhelo de ser personas. Le pongo el 10 sobre 10. Mi cuarta crítica u/o review de la sección de movies.

No Terms And Conditions. Artificial Intelligence: AI Spielberg's innocent plans on a harrowing concept is a breathtaking battle ticking for more than two hours. As always, he walks on a textbook structure, well crafted old methods that speaks their own tales. A perfect example would be of the first act itself, where the series of all intentions gone wrong case is to be projected. And with skillful execution, he foliates the explicit writing on screen as it was anticipated. But unfortunately, there are other forces stopping him to reach his goal, and the primary one is the semantics of the storyline. A track so long and overstuffed that there is very little space for the audience to breathe even though Spielberg allows enough room and space to the audience to chew in. And with a jarring last act that emotionally fuels the screen with humility and innocence and not for a split second does it grow manipulative. Joel Osment, the highly advanced unique bot which is intended to be emotionally competent, successfully manages to move us with an amazing performance. Law, as the sidekick and literally a supporter of his has a stereotypical role to fill in which doesn't stop him from giving back a sensational performance. If the first half of the film is spent upon getting kicked and judged by the world for the protagonist, the second one is discovering about his identity and finding his voice, and even though it lands on a pathos world, there is a lot of hope emitting among those mechanical bodies walking around. Frankly, even though there is very little to invest upon in its first act, the efficient procedure of his that are thoroughly convincing and thought provoking is fun on its own. Artificial Intelligence: AI set in future, as it quotes, raises a mythological question and to answer it, has its own merits.

Apparently I live in a world in which films like "AI" and people like Donald Trump are widely regarded as very smart, when all I'm hearing from them is a lot of claptrap and gibberish. Mr. Spielberg should reacquaint himself with words like "plausibility" and "verisimilitude." And, frankly, I would never have thought that anyone, even a Spielberg or a Trump, could have the monstrous arrogance to write a line like, "Certainly, human beings must be the key to the meaning of existence." Now, if you'll excuse me, I feel I must vomit.

I'm sorry I just don't get why people like this movie. It is one big snooze fest.

Spielberg mentions in the movie quite not simple things about artificial intelligence. At the same time all this is given on a surface, only illusion sushchetsvut to understand thoughts and David's feelings. In general the plot not the strength of the movie, he begins to stick when David finds the fairy. An ending in general the nursery that blocks all emotions of severe reality. And Jude Law has just fine played a role)

This film is amazing, never before have a cried and felt such involvement with a robot character. This film makes one think about AI and the way we will treat robots in the future. It's thought provoking, heart wrenching, well produced and makes you really want David to be happy. I really don't understand the bad reviews on here, perhaps some people simply lack compassion and empathy or the don't have the capacity for it.

As smart as a normal computer AI in any video game you might be playing right now, but still suffers from lack of total hardness like what a tough computer AI would always do.

'A.I. Artificial Intelligence' is a flawed movie, without a **** it's hardly Spielberg's worst movie, nor is it one of the worst movies ever made. The idea was conceived by the late Stanley Kubrick ('2001' and 'A Clockwork Orange') for some 15 years, but was unwilling to take the project further because he thought that the CGI special effects were not advanced enough for his vision of the film. It wasn't until Kubrick saw Steven Spielberg's impressively detailed 'Jurassic Park' (1993) that he decided to collaborate with him and maybe even give him directing rights. The movie stars Haley Joel Osment ('The Sixth Sense') as David, an 11 year old boy robot, or "mecha" that looks like an actual human child, feels like a human child, and can even display the emotion of love. But how can anyone love a boy if he is not real? The couple that take him and look after him are parents; Monica (Frances O'Connor) and Henry (Sam Robards). Monica seems very frightened and emotionally disconnected from David, there is not much he can understand that humans do. David also doesn't sleep at night, but he is willing to imitate such an activity, he also doesn't eat, but likes to sit at the table to make him feel part of the family. Eventually, Monica grows fond of David as he calls her "Mommy", and they begin to understand each other better. One day, after David begins doing some dangerous things even though he was unaware, Monica decides that he is too unsafe to have around the house, and so she abandons David like someone would abandon their pet dog maybe because he accidentally attacked the youngest child. All alone, David tries to find out where he must go, he remembers the story of "Pinocchio" and how the Blue Fairy is the one who changed the wooden Pinocchio into a real boy, and was able to live his life joyfully. On the way, the young and vulnerable David meets a male, robotic prostitute named Gigolo Joe (Jude Law) who helps David find his way to the Blue Fairy in Manhattan. David meets his creator, Professor Hobby (William Hurt), who tells him all about his origins, David is shocked and upset to discover that he is not one of a kind, nor was he ever a real boy. I liked this movie, I'm aware that the ending may have been too drawn out and long-winded for some, but I found myself almost emotionally drained in the moment. I felt sympathy for the young, robotic child who just wants to be loved by his mother, I wanted there to be a happy ending just like the way everything was solved in Disney's 'Pinocchio' (1940). Without spoiling too much, some say that this movie is like watching two different movies at once, the first half feeling more like a Stanley Kubrick film due to the bleak and almost eerie atmosphere the tone sets itself out to be. The second half was said to be more sentimental and innocent, like most Steven Spielberg films. The movie is 2 hours and 25 minutes long, and like most good or great films, all those minutes fly by as if it was half that run-time. I cared for the characters, I believed the story and the way it was executed, and I admired Spielberg's commitments to finishing off what Kubrick had trouble with. A story like this is no easy task to complete, Spielberg's execution may not be the most seamless, but he would have done a better job than most directors. Good, but not great Spielberg.

Fascinatingly interesting! This film is beautiful and a bit sad. Haley Joel Osment's acting is simply brilliant, it's very easy to believe that the kid is an android, not a human. Yet his dreams and emotions are very human. A contradictory character very well portrayed!

Artificial Intelligence is a film for people who have the second word in the film's title. It's ambitious and downright silly at moments, but it pays to be silly nowadays.

Unfortunately, HBO has been **** up valuable time I pay for by showing this film ad nauseam this month. It still stinks and looks even older. Awful story, treacly music, ridiculous plot, horrible acting, lamest ending ever conceived of. It's supposed to be a tearjerker but it is a head scratcher. If I were Ted, I would commit suicide thinking that my future teddy bear self would end up with THAT family. Humans is much much better and William Hurt is not being wasted there.

A.I. is just as philosophical as 2001 and just as poignant as E.T. David's quest to become a real boy is the most fascinating exploration of the human condition I've ever seen. Through the course of the film, he's governed by irrational love, blind faith, self-delusion and eventual death. The primary question of the Pinocchio fable has always been “What does it mean to be human?” A.I. finds dark and sobering answers.

Splendid,Brilliant never thought how great Steven Spielberg can become! A movie beyond time , a master of putting imagination into reality. A 2001 Film seriously ? Just in the year 2012 Quantic Dream released a AI engine video based on this concept.Android named Kara (played by Valorie Curry) who presents a dilemma to her operator after discovering the ability to think. AI is not far behind now. A reality ? *Speilberg should have directed INTERSTELLAR*

While not the greatest story line, and it does lack in that department it does show you new aspects. It makes you feel angry and sad for robots at the same time during some points in the movie. It has some nice special effects, and I would have to say the ending is the best part, because it's heart wrenching. It's a good movie to watch if you have the time, nothing spectacular but just a good movie.

Artificial Intelligence is a pretty great film from Spielberg. It could have been a bit better, though, as it's final act seems flabby and contrived. This is a movie that sorely needed a better ending. Nether-the-less, it's an entertaining ride.

This one took me a bit to get into as the first half is just not that good. It is necessary, but not interesting in the least. However, the second half really knocks it out of the park and leaves you with tears in your eyes for practically the entire final 20 minutes. Now, the ending is a little sentimental, but the film gets points for not going as sentimental as I thought it could have, so thank God for that. Haley Joel Osment is a revelation in the lead role and absolutely kills it. This film rests on his shoulders and the fact that he, at age 13, handles that burden this well and performs the way he did is stunningly impressive. The direction from Stephen Spielberg is also strong, though I would have loved to see Stanley Kubrick's take on this film, as I do think Kubrick would have done better with the materials he was given, not to say Spielberg did poorly. While the effects are great and the cinematography gorgeous, the real strength of this one is the pathos and pure child-like magic that really touches your heart. Without it, this one would be entirely lackluster. The ending goes on for a bit too long, but is actually filled with a lot more questions than initially meets the eye. At the end of the day, A.I. is an interesting film that is a success due to the emotions it provokes and how it utilizes its fantasy elements.

Superb acting, great visual effects, decent story. It had some fun and dramatic scenes, but overall this was a boring movie to me. Great idea but with less fantasy it would've been much better. 7/10

What a beautiful movie. It's heartbreaking, it's visually fantastic and very curious. The acting is top-notch, the story is interesting and overall, a great film.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence 8/10.....................................................................................................................

Bad movie, just pointless. All the story is so unnatural, so forced. How the family reacts with the boy and the robot is without sense. I cant belive why that movie are so overrated.

Far from being the complete disaster of a movie that some would have you believe A.I certainly gets many things right. The plot, revolving around the ability to produce life-like artificial children, is certainly an interesting concept and the film does on occasions raise some interesting questions The performances, particularly from Hayley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense), are also very good. As a result, despite coming across as a little disjointed in places, A.I is a more than passable piece of sci-fi for the much of its running time. Unfortunately many viewers will remember only the apparently rushed and poorly explained ending and the fact that Spielberg has gone online to help clear it up speaks volumes for how it was received.

A.I. is quite possibly the strangest and most disturbing movie I've ever seen. The special effects and the teddy bear were cool as hell, but the whole story was just freaking creepy.

There has been many topics on various forums debating whether this movie is a good one or not. I think it is! Mr. Spielberg and Mr. Kubrick explored the the possible consequences of humans creating robots, that mainly serve our different needs and desires (child like robots, prostitute or service robots...). We can see this future world through the eyes of a child robot named David, who wants to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human "mother". This is where things get interesting, Many ethical questions arise: What does it mean to be "real" or alive? Does a robot has real feelings, soul, thoughts of his own? How do humans approach these artificial beings. Are they even beings or just objects? I think the director explored these ideas quiet well. The cinematography, and acting is really good. The future world is well thought out, Definitely worth a look, because sooner or later we need to face these questions in reality!

Artificial Intelligence is a miscalculation, and we can probably attribute that because it was Stanley Kubrick's unfinished vision.

Brilliant movie. Kubrick's mind was a special place. And to have Speilberg finish his last project after death, is the combination of two of the most gifted visionaries in cinema. A futuristic tale of a robot boy programmed to love, seeks love and the "blue fairy," that will make him a real live boy.

Stephen Spielberg once again directs an excellent film, at least for the first half. The camera angles are beautifully positioned and the camera movements flow smoothly. Haley Joel Osment and Jude Law give terrific performances and the futuristic setting is entirely believable and well created. But for the majority of the second half, the film becomes tiresome. Every scene is filled with some implausible and unbelievable circumstance and the final ending almost seems as if Spielberg was attempting to give humanity a pat on the back for our "spirit" while ignoring our blood lust and violent nature. Then comes the resolution, which is simply horrendous. Spielberg introduces a new element to the plot as if trying to give homage to a truly great film from his past. Unfortunately, while the connection is seen, it is unrelatable and fails to enhance this film in any way. In fact, it becomes more of a detriment than anything else. Artificial Intelligence thus ways in as only slightly above average, entirely due to the first half of the film, and pales in comparison to Spielberg's true masterpieces.

One of the best films I have ever seen. They could have cut the end back but what fantastic acting and thoughtful plots... I can't understand why someone

I thought it was a very strange film. I saw it when I was very young and I feel like someone was just trying to make another version of ET. It did however tug on the heart strings a bunch. But the end was just weird.