BallWubba Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

MichaelMRamey This film is much deeper than the "Robot who has feelings" trope. This is about the human spirit and what it means to be human. The small things we take for granted are celebrated and rediscovered throughout the movie. Make no mistake, this film will hit you right in the chest. It is a brilliant and highly underrated film.

SimonJack "Bicentennial Man" received an Oscar nomination for makeup, and that certainly was deserved. The costuming for Robin Williams as the robot, Andrew Martin, is quite exceptional. But that's about all that I found interesting in this film. The script is slow to the point that many in the Martin family seem to pause to think about what they are going to say next. That makes the acting seem weak, especially with Sam Neill. The effort to make Richard Martin and others appear to be very thoughtful instead drags the action out. And the film drags on and on. The plot is not original, although it develops the theme further than earlier sci-fi films. Still, the idea of a robot becoming human just escapes me because it defies all logic and science. So, for some, this may be an enjoyable film as science fiction in which a robot reaches near that point. It tries very hard to grab the audience by tugging at their heartstrings with emotional scenes.Some strange things about this film got my attention. First was the math the writers used and the ages of the characters. The robot, Andrew was made in 2005. He lived for 200 years. Little Miss was about five or six in 2005. But her granddaughter, Portia, is Andrew's love many years later. When Andrew dies at 200, Portia is about 80. That means that there were about 65 years between the generations and thus, the average ages at which each person in the link conceived the next person. So, Little Miss would have been 60 to 65 when she gave birth to Portia's mother or father, who in turn would have been 60 to 65 when Portia was born. And, if Portia was alive as a young girl when Little Miss died, Little Miss would have been more than 125 years old.The second strange thing is the portrayal of the space age vehicles early in the film - by the time Richard Martin dies. Figuring him for another 45 years after 2005, that would mean we will be flying our space cars by 2050. It's sci-fi, of course, but does anyone think that such space travel will be likely by then-or even another century or more after this? Man landed on the moon in 1969, but in nearly five decades since then, our space abilities have been limited to global satellites and unmanned deep space probes. The first progressive sci-fi films had us shuttling between homes and offices as shown in this film, by about 2010, as I recall. We are still decades, if not centuries, off the Space Odyssey projected for 2001 by the 1968 movie.

James For a film nigh-on 20 years old, Chris Columbus's "Bicentennial Man" stands out from most others (with the possible exception of Spielberg's equally mind-blowing "Artificial Intelligence" from 2001) in its warmth, freshness and quality. Rarely was ageing makeup better deployed on screen; ... or design work (visibly drawing on the Arts and Crafts and Charles Rennie Mackintosh's version of Art Nouveau); rarely was a (James Horner) theme tune more sweeping and emotionally all-embracing; rarely was a future scenario addressed with more gusto; and rarely were meaningful emotions put on display more overtly.This is by no means the end of the creativity, as there are comic turns, some beautiful bits of natural scenery, breathtaking and optimistic cityscapes of the future and much else besides.Not bad for a film (drawing on Asimov sci-fi) that never needed to be made, posing questions that perhaps may never need to be asked.But what if? And, ultimately, why not? Cinema exists for a purpose and here we are swept, ever-movingly, through the years, and to philosophical places that at times seem to offer beauty and clarity, while at other moments pass beyond the uncomfortable. Here is a film that has no fear - ultimately declaring that a 200-year-old robot, by virtue of steady mechanical evolution, learning, imitation, personal development and contacts with others that generate love can achieve such a degree of sentience, such a level of humanity, that a soul for it might spontaneously pop into existence just for those very reasons. If this a daring conclusion, or a shocking one, well who cares? Let us have it brought before us for analysis - just bring it on! It's a real film that is doing the asking, and there is no necessity for that to be easy or straightforward, fully cohesive, or even always entirely comfortable watching.Since the late Robin Williams does the honours as "Bicentennial Man" himself, otherwise "Andrew Martin", it is surprising how little the real-life story we now know tweaks retrospectively what we see in the movie ... in either direction. But what is certain is that when the metallic android features of the film's first half ultimately give way to the face of the actor we recognise so well, - well, with the benefit of that hindsight we feel persuaded that there can seldom have been a more vivacious, alive and just plain good-looking, nice-looking, human-looking actor. At his best, Williams always had the ability to convey both warmth and sincerity, and here he does wonders.What is more, our story's Andrew (much like Star Trek's "Data" who addressed many of the same ethical, moral and philosophical questions in "The Next Generation") seems particularly adept at bringing out humanity and decency in other characters around him, most notably the erstwhile owner and ultimate liberator and friend Richard Martin (here played with intense warmth and aplomb by Sam Neill), as well as a great Oliver Platt as robotics genius Rupert Burns; and - of course - Embeth Davidtz as two separate members of the Martin family separated by two generations and making "progress" over that time in what they are willing to commit to.This is, but is also more than, a "Robin Williams" film. It has tremendous, magnificent, moving sweep; overwhelming self-belief; and a capacity - as the final credits roll - to make a viewer feel that something worthwhile and meaningful has been experienced. That's more than enough to satisfy this film-fan at least...

Hollywood_Yoda This is a film that didn't get as much attention or credit as it was due when first released. Bicentennial Man is an extraordinary story about one robot's journey into humanity and the struggles he endures.With a story by Isaac Asimov, and superb acting by Robin Williams, this film will entertain and delight you. It's not an average Asimov story, as it is lighthearted and dramatic, instead of action-packed, like I, Robot.I enjoyed Sam Neill as Sir, the family patriarch and friend to Andrew. The special effects in the film were amazing too, however passed over by the Oscars. It was nominated for best makeup, but it didn't win, unfortunately.A great film for the whole family, although for the younger audience, explaining may be in order.