Bicentennial Man has heart, but lacks bite.
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Bicentennial Man (1999)
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Reviews Counted:93
Fresh:35
Rotten:58
Average Rating:4.8/10
Consensus: Bicentennial Man is ruined by a bad script and ends up being dull and mawkish.
Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Bicentennial Man follows the life and times of the title character, an android (Robin Williams) who is purchased as a household robot programmed to perform menial tasks. The Martin family quickly... [More]
Starring: Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill, Wendy Crewson
Director: Chris Columbus
Reviews for Bicentennial Man
Sci-fi fans expecting awesome effects and an interesting vision of the future are bound to be disappointed.
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This movie gives families a good opportunity to talk about what makes us human.
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It's frequently witless and entirely lacks conviction.
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It's a bit strange, and strained.
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A cornball drone of greeting-card sentiment.
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Top CriticPatiently directed (occasionally too patiently), warm and cuddly, but not the over-the-top kind of comedy we've come to expect from Robin Williams.
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Bicentennial Man's few simple pleasures can't make up for its shallow philosophizing.
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The most bland, laughless film to come from the artist formerly known as manic in, well, months.
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Williams has lost almost every last ounce of charm on screen.
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[Robin William's] most grandiose holiday greeting yet.
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Top CriticThis tin man has a heart, but his movie needs a pulse.
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There are some impressive special effects, but the picture is more a charming character study than a futuristic adventure.
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An ambitious tale handled in a dawdling, sentimental way.
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