Rotten
Robot Stories doesn't advance the boundaries of imaginative fiction. It's The Twilight Zone reimagined by Lifetime TV.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Robot Stories
Everything is changing... Except the human heart.
2003 · 1h 25m · Not Rated
Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
Directed by
Greg Pak
Overview
Four stories including: "My Robot Baby," in which a couple must care for a robot baby before adopting a human child; "The Robot Fixer," in which a mother tries to connect with her dying son; "Machine Love," in which an office worker android learns that he, too, needs love; and "Clay," in which an old sculptor must choose between natural death and digital immortality.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
74%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Although uneven and tentative, Robot Stories is sufficiently thoughtful, provocative and original to make you wonder what Greg Pak might do with access to better parts.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Rotten
Robot Stories has the look and feel of an above-average student film, but Pak's potential promises better things to come.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Fresh
Mr. Pak accomplishes the rare feat of making the viewer think and wonder as he sheds light on little corners of the heart.
Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News
Fresh
These are tales from the heart -- pulsing to a high-tech beat.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
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