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Slideshow: I, Robot No Deep Thinker

Sadly, none of Isaac Asimov's chewy questions about artificial life make it into this summer blockbuster. But as summer blockbusters go, this one's not bad -- if you turn off your brain. By Jason Silverman.
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Of course, if any alien group is plotting a hostile global takeover, best to cast Will Smith to stop them -- he's a one-man Office of Homeland Security.Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

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, Hollywood's rules rule. Fans of Isaac Asimov's book will probably revolt -- the essence of the novel has gone missing.

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Will Smith as Detective Del Spooner and Bridget Moynahan as Dr. Susan Calvin team up to search for a robot that might have broken a law once thought inviolate: that a robot cannot harm a human.

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-- it's a good example of why the blockbuster formula works. It's funny, has a chilly, blue visual style and moves fast.

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as "suggested by," rather than "adapted from," Asimov).

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On the hunt for a murderer, Will Smith takes a close look at one of several thousand suspects.

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