"A.I." is very strange. I was consistently interested but never really involved. Not a film for children at all. Very much about robots -- but beaten on this score by "Blade Runner."
Spielberg's visual proficiency continues to astonish, but his emotionalism is odder than ever. This is far from a disaster like "The Color Purple." It's closer to an interesting failure on the order of "Empire of the Sun" (which my date, Jordon Nardino, is really crazy about. He didn't like "A.I." much at all. Jordon's in his 20's.)
The most incredible thing in the movie, however, is Haley Joel Osment.
There has never been a child actor like this.
That's about it -- save of course for Jude Law.
I want one for Christmas!
(More when more people have seen it.)
