Rotten
Columbus lays on the sentimentality thickly, sometimes letting it get in the way of the storytelling. The longer the movie continues, the more overt he becomes in his emotional pandering.
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Bicentennial Man
One robot's 200 year journey to become an ordinary man.
1999 · 2h 11m · PG
Drama, Science Fiction
Directed by
Chris Columbus
Overview
Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.
Director and cast
- Chris Columbus Director
- Robin Williams as Andrew Martin
- Sam Neill as Richard Martin
- Embeth Davidtz as Little Miss / Portia
- Oliver Platt as Rupert Burns
- Kiersten Warren as Galatea
- Wendy Crewson as 'Ma'am' Martin
- Bradley Whitford Cast
- Hallie Eisenberg Cast
- Hallie Kate Eisenberg Cast
- Lindze Letherman Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
36%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's one thing to ask an audience to love a mechanical man, but quite another to love a mechanical performance.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Rotten
It's a bit strange, and strained.
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
This tin man has a heart, but his movie needs a pulse.
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rotten
Mr. Williams latches onto every cheap laugh he can find.
Al Brumley, Dallas Morning News
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