Review of Robot & Frank (2012) by Jennifer A — 17 Jan 2015

"Robot & Frank" hits all the right notes - romantic, fantastic, tragic and sweet.

This review of Robot & Frank (2012) was written by Jennifer A on 17 January 2015.

Robot & Frank has generally received positive reviews.

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By Cesar G (92) on 22 Aug 2015

It portrays relationship of a robot and an aged person nicely by capturing psychology of elderly people: * I can do it for myself…

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By Brandon W (1,786) on 17 May 2015

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It's OK, I guess, as far as it goes, but it doesn't go far enough, and, in the end, settles for what I most feared it would settle for…

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By Brett S (430) on 20 Mar 2016

I waited years to see this. And when I did it was a disappointment. As shallow as a comedy, without the laughs…

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By Audreythomas25 (176) on 18 Jan 2016

The robot gives an ironic twist to Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics, and the movie is highly enjoyably for three quarters of the way…

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By Alexa Dalby (160) for Dog and Wolf (160) on 26 Aug 2018

It's a lot of fun - frothy on top but with a lot more going on underneath…

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By Jens S (711) on 10 Feb 2016

Not bad! It's a fairly simple film about a guy who is losing his memory and his son gives him a robot to help him around the house…

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By Gary F (89) on 07 Apr 2018

Old man and a robot. No schmaltz. Nice work…

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