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.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 8 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Mr. Williams latches onto every cheap laugh he can find.
– Al Brumley,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
This tin man has a heart, but his movie needs a pulse.
– Steve Murray,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
It's a bit strange, and strained.
– Peter Stack,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
It's one thing to ask an audience to love a mechanical man, but quite another to love a mechanical performance.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
19 Mar 2002
rotten:
Columbus lays on the sentimentality thickly, sometimes letting it get in the way of the storytelling. The longer the movie continues, the more overt he becomes in his emotional pandering.