A.I.:ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE

By Sean Burns
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In the not-too-distant future, the melting of the polar ice caps has flooded coastal cites and necessitated strict governmental population control. With resources in such short supply, the alarmingly sophisticated android industry bears the brunt of our menial labor needs. But brilliant Professor Hobby (William Hurt) has grander plans, and thus creates David (Haley Joel Osment)--the first child robot programmed to love. Perhaps the most dazzling special effect of all is the preternaturally gifted Haley Joel Osment. His performance is a technical marvel--the awkwardly robotic David thaws into humanity so gradually it's almost unnoticeable--but also soulful and pitiable without being cloying. A-

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