Richard Roeper gave it a positive review, calling it "a slick, consistently entertaining thrill ride". The "Urban Cinefile Critics" call it "the meanest, meatiest, coolest, most engaging and exciting science fiction movie in a long time". Kim Newman from "Empire" said, "This summer picture has a brain as well as muscles." A "Washington Post" critic, Desson Thomas, said, "for the most part, this is thrilling fun." Many critics, including the IGN Movie critics, thought it was a smart action film, saying, ""I, Robot" is the summer's best action movie so far. It proves that you don't necessarily need to detach your brain in order to walk into a big budget summer blockbuster."