| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Alex Ioshpe |
| MPAA: Rated PG for language and some sexual content.
Runtime: USA:130
REVIEWED BY: Alex Ioshpe (C) 1999
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RATING: 4/10 more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: Isaac Asimov's story comes to the
screen with the best of intentions, but there is
just a little too much warmth and sweetness for
most adult audiences to fully appreciate it. A
robot who...more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| 'Bicentennial Man' is a test for ourselves and our attitudes. It is a test
aimed at our degree of cynicism. How, in the age of ever increasing
resentment towards many things social, can we ever like a film that reaches
out and asks us to look at the...more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
| Rated on a 4-star scale
Screening venue: Odeon (Manchester City Centre)
Released in the UK by UIP on January 21, 2000; certificate PG; 132 minutes;
country of origin USA; aspect ratio 1.85:1 more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Ed Johnson-Ott |
| Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Wendy Crewson, Embeth Davidtz, Oliver
Platt, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Stephen Root, Lynne Thigpen, Bradley
Whitford, Kiersten Warren, John Michael Higgins, George
D. Wallace.
Screenplay by Nicholas Kazan, based on the short story...more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Greg King |
| BICENTENNIAL MAN (PG).
(Touchstone/Columbia Tristar)
Director: Chris Columbus
Stars: Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz, Wendy Crewson, Oliver
Platt, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Bradley Whitford, Lynne Thigpen
Running time: 126 minutes.
Based on...more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Jamey Hughton |
| You may assume “Bicentennial Man” is just going to be another
sentimental Robin Williams vehicle dripping with fabricated emotions and
melodrama. You would be mistaken. Although this Williams Christmas
offering has it’s share of problems, sentimentality...more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Sean Eric Fagan |
| Directed by Chris Columbus.
Cast: Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill, Wendy Crewson, Oliver Platt,
Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Lindz Letherman, Stephen Root, Kiersten Warren, Lynne
Thigpen, Bradley Whitford, John Michael Higgins, George D....more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by Chris Columbus.
Cast: Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill, Wendy Crewson, Oliver Platt,
Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Lindz Letherman, Stephen Root, Kiersten Warren, Lynne
Thigpen, Bradley Whitford, John Michael Higgins, George D....more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Stephen Graham Jones |
| Stories tend to come in two flavors: either the hero is in some sort of
jeopardy (emotional, mortal, existential, etc) the whole time, or the hero
is on some quest, during which he has to overcome various (life-threatening,
etc) obstacles. Granted, as...more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Walt Disney Pictures/Columbia Pictures
Director: Chris Columbus
Writer: Nicholas Kazan, story "The Bicentennial Man' by
Isaac Asimov & Robert Silverberg
Cast: Robin Williams, Wendy Crewson, Embeth Davidtz,
Hallie Kate...more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| The trailer for Chris Columbus' adaptation of Isaac Asimov's short story
and novel _The_Positronic_Man_ makes this Robin Williams vehicle look
like a futuristic sequel to _Patch_Adams_--in short, a ghastly piece of
shameless audience manipulation. The...more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| Bicentennial Man (1999) 1 1/2 stars out of 4. Starring Robin Williams, Sam
Neill, Embeth Davidtz, Oliver Platt and Hallie Kate Eisenberg. Directed by
Chris Columbus. more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Mac VerStandig |
| ***Moviereviews.org has been asked to start collecting a list of readers
in the Washington, DC area who would be interested in attending advanced
promotional screenings of major motion pictures for free. If this
interests you, please e-mail...more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by ejohnsonott AT prodigy DOT net |
| Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Wendy Crewson, Embeth Davidtz, Oliver
Platt, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Stephen Root, Lynne Thigpen, Bradley
Whitford, Kiersten Warren, John Michael Higgins, George
D. Wallace. Screenplay by Nicholas Kazan, based on the short story...more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Eugene Novikov |
| Chris Columbus is master of melodrama, sire of schmaltz and czar of
cheapness. His films are notorious sentimental hanky-fests. Stepmom, in
particular, comes to mind, but each of his films, from Mrs. Doubtfire
to Home Alone have those infamous moments of...more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| BICENTENNIAL MAN
(Touchstone/Columbia)
Starring: Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill, Oliver Platt, Hallie
Kate Eisenberg, Kiersten Warren, Wendy Crewson.
Screenplay: Nicholas Kazan, based on the short story by Isaac Asimov and
the novel _The...more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Michael Elliott |
| DIRECTED BY: Chris Columbus
STARRING: Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill, Oliver Platt
WRITTEN BY: Nicholas Kazan
RATED: PG for language and some sexual content
SCRIPTURE
REFERENCES: Job 33:4, Genesis 2:7, Acs...more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by James Sanford |
| Remember when Robin Williams only wanted to make us laugh? If
you're not already nostalgic for those long-gone days, you will be after
sitting through "Bicentennial Man," Williams' latest foray into
saccharine cinema. Those who weep over phone...more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "BICENTENNIAL MAN" (Touchstone Pictures)
The last time director Chris Columbus teamed with Robin
Willliams they came up with Mrs. Doubtfire but, if you're expecting
this to be a slapstick kids' flick, think again....more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| The last time that director Chris Columbus and Robin Williams teamed up for
a movie, the result was 1993's MRS. DOUBTFIRE, a film which domestically
grossed over to $220 Million dollars. This time around, the duo take on a
movie which appears to be a...more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| MRS. DOUBTFIRE's director (Chris Columbus) and star (Robin Williams)
team up again in BICENTENNIAL MAN with magical results. The movie tells
the poignant story of the 200-year-long life and times of a model
NDR-114 robot named Andrew Martin (Williams)....more |
| Bicentennial Man Review |
| by Christopher Null |
| BICENTENNIAL MAN
A film review by Christopher Null
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