Synopsis
Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.
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Cast
- Robin WilliamsAndrew
- Embeth DavidtzLittle Miss / Portia
- Sam NeillSir
- Oliver PlattRupert Burns
- Kiersten WarrenGalatea Robotic / Human
- Wendy CrewsonMa'am
- Hallie EisenbergLittle Miss 7 yrs. old
- Lindze LethermanMiss 9 yrs. old
- Angela LandisMiss
- John Michael HigginsBill Feingold
Recommendations
- 75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Finally becomes a somber, sentimental and rather profound romantic fantasy that is more true to the spirit of the Golden Age of science-fiction writing than possibly any other movie of the '90s. - 63
New York Daily News
A fragmented, episodic feel and a conclusion that seems both remote and remote-controlled. - 63
Miami Herald
Entertains but never quite engages. - 60
Los Angeles Times
A mainstream holiday movie, complete with stupendous special effects, amazing make-up artistry and sumptuous production design. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
Begins with promise, proceeds in fits and starts, and finally sinks into a cornball drone of greeting-card sentiment. - 50
The New York Times
Except for Williams, the sitcom-meets-sci-fi acting throughout the movie is strictly of television caliber. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
Director Chris Columbus...seals this comedy in an impenetrable bubble of hollow humanism. - 30
Time
The tone is cloying, the running time bloated.
