A.I. - PG-13\nStarring: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law\nDirected by: Steven Spielberg\nIf there is one lesson we can take away from Steven Speilberg's "A.I.," it's that collaboration is not always a good idea. I am sure that if Stanley Kubrick had a say in how "A.I." was produced, the end product would have made more sense. Unfortunately, he didn't and the message of the film got somewhat lost beneath underdeveloped characters and fancy sets.\nThe story begins after the ice caps melt and "orgas" (organic beings, humans) have started building "mechas"(mechanical people) to help with their everyday lives. People have to obtain licenses to have children, as resources are limited. Therefore, one scientist, Professor Hobby (William Hurt), develops a robot with the purpose of loving a parent. Hobby's creation, David (Haley Joel Osment) is the central character of the film and we follow him as he experiences the joy and anguish that accompanies such a strong love.\nThe acting in this movie was superb, although it was not used to its full potential. Osment did the best he could with what he had. I mean, I had a hard time understanding how he was supposed to act and I am 20. He could have benefited from clearer direction or a better understanding of what he was supposed to do. Jude Law's convincing performance was wasted as his character, Gigolo Joe, was not developed enough either. And the "nanny robot," the one other emotional robot in the movie, was wiped out way too quickly. \nAfter watching all of the bonus footage (which is probably longer than the actual movie) I developed a greater appreciation for every single detail and every drop of hard work that went into the film. Not only is there a segment on the feature disc about the making of "A.I.," there is an entire bonus disc that tells you everything from how the lighting was done to how they dreamed up the sets. \nThere are cast interviews and information about Kubrick's first thoughts about the movie so many years ago. Unfortunately they don't show any live footage of Kubrick from before he died; I was hoping there might have been a snippet from a past interview just so I could get a better idea of what he was like.\nFor me, the best parts of the behind-the-scenes footage were the explanations of the makeup application and the creation of all the robots. It almost takes the magic out of the walking, talking, teddy bear character when you discover that he had different heads for different expressions.\nMy recommendation is that you rent this flick, just to see how cool everything looks on screen. Just don't expect a Kubrick feel -- this one is drenched in the Spielberg sugar coat.\n
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