this film be absolutely outstanding . forget the review of the critic who seem to love bash film and this be a tremendous and epic film with such a great heart that explore the value and meaning of humanity and life in general . i saw it for the first time in age today and it still as touch a the first time i saw it a few year ago . in fact i remember it be show on a plane i be on the year it come out and i watch the first 5 minute on a screen with poor picture and sound and remember think it be just cheesy family comedy which just play for humor and nothing else . when i first saw it a few year later when there be nothing else on i be completely blow away by it . it be the complete opposite of what i be think it be originally . this film do have it humor and that humor be often hilarious in part and but thats because it deliver so brilliantly by williams who play his character to perfection . more importantly it be not suppose to be a comedy . it a drama and feature brilliant performance from an underrated cast include williams and sam neill and embeth davditz and oliver platt among others . the film be also outstanding from a technical perspective . the futuristic city and building and vehicle look fabulous along with the new household appliance and but the most important thing that really steal the show be the script and direction from kazan and columbus respectively . i will certainly be watch more of kazan film in the future and already think he do a great job on matilda beforehand . i have always be an admirer of columbus and this have to be his best film to date . his vision of the film be splendid and i applaud him for bring such a brilliant set of actor and set together to make such an epic and unforgettable film . for most of my review for film and i do not like comment too much on the plot and but here i feel the need to because it touch me so much and the plot help explain why this happen . it be about a robot that over 200 year and learn about humanity and seek to be a part of it . at the begin it more of a comedy a the robot ( who call andrew ) get use to the way human be and learns about simple well know thing in life i. e laughter and sex and family life and change . but far on a he become close to the young in the family and he learn more about love and how life be . i sympathise with him a he have to witness this and we follow him a he experience the death of the people closest to him . i felt for him due to him be unable to experience these thing like we do . throughout the film i felt ( although the critic certainly do not and many here probably do not ) all these thing and become close and closer to him a he constantly never give up hope on become a human . i find it very emotional and i actually appreciate many of my ability that i a a human have . to love and to cry and to experience change and to reproduce and watch my child to grow up and to get old and to eventually move onto another life . a andrew learns about all these thing and begin to want them i really do feel for him like i say because i would find it incredibly hard to live if i be like that . spoiler have witness the ups and down of andrew life throughout the film and his epic journey to finally become a human be and by the end of the film andrew have manage to fully achieve this . he be fully human and unfortunately miss this declaration by a few second . but he do not need to like his lover porscha ( his close family member granddaughter ) say . he have do it . he have find the love he want all those many year with her and he would not have to experience the sadness of watch thing change ever again . he have move onto another life like be all destine to do and porscha decides to join him . end of spoilerbasically and after see this film i do learn just how lucky i be to possess all these extraordinary and unique ability and i do not believe it be just an accident or coincidence . we each have a destiny and i believe god want u all to experience these thing in life and i be grateful to be here today and will certainly not be take any of them for grant . i really think that that this film with a rating of just 6 . 1 and with the harsh and very unfair criticism it got from critic have to be the most underrated misunderstood film ever make . the film be not really in my opinion a family comedy although it unfortunately have be market that way . it a drama about humanity with bit of comedy that should be watch by anyone of any age . i believe it can help people to become and like me and much more grateful for thing we a human perhaps take for grant in life . i thank you for read this review and advise you to watch this film and prepare to be move in a way i do not think any film have do or ever could do . positive not my favourite film of all time but certainly in my top 5. stunning .