Artificial, yes; intelligence, no. This
hyper-dumb Steven Spielberg pablum is a
tragically cutified version of a film Stanley
Kubrick had intended to make before he had
the gall to up and die on us. It tells the
story of a wide-eyed little boy robot who
wants to be loved. The film basically mirrors
its main character, screaming "Love me! Love
me!" for two and half hours of not-so-special
effects and gut-wrenchingly adorable antics.
Not content with the cuteness of his star,
Haley Joel Osment, Spielberg even throws in a
talking teddy bear and a horrifyingly
manipulative soundtrack by schlockmeister
composer John Williams. The final effect is
kind of like having Robin Williams read
Pinocchio over a musical score
composed of giggling babies and meowing kittens.