Bicentennial Man didn't find its mark.

The mix between humor and drama didn't work, and I found myself a little bored and started looking at all the special effects rather than following the pointless story. They should have stuck to comedy rather than try to get too serious.

The movie offered nothing new and left me, well bah, humbug!

Nothing destroys a science fiction film faster than sentimentality--Robin Williams gives us his schtick, and subtle he is not.

Bicentennial Man tries, and I mean tries, hard to be a story with a pay off. But we (the jaded audience) have seen it all before.

Don't get me wrong, the art direction is wonderful and the first half of the movie is filled with competent performances. Then the schmaltz moves in, only to be overwhelmed by the manipulative digital soundtrack.

If you like Robin Williams, you'll probably like this story. But I found it banal, mawkish, and, frankly, pointless.

(Sings: The Very Thought of You and Embraceable You.)

Robin Williams plays a tin man who grows a heart in this romantic drama, and after a time he is able to experience different human emotions. Love is very important for him.

I liked the movie, with its futuristic vision of San Francisco and life in general, with a whole lot of computer-generated imagery going on.