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Robot & Frank

#1 Post by Jayman » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:51 pm

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1990314/
Rotten Tomatoes: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/robot_and_frank/
Metacritic: http://www.metacritic.com/movie/robot-and-frank

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A gem of a movie that truly transcends the notion of the genre as we know it.
Is it a drama? A sci-fi? A heist thriller? A comedy?
The answer - all of the above. A meticulous blend of great writing and superb acting.

A must see & my favourite of the year so far.

PS. In case you were wondering, that's not Kevin Spacey behind the voice of the Robot. It's actually Peter Sarsgaard.
ie. this is not a prequel/sequel to Moon.
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#2 Post by newdot » Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:14 pm

Thanks for your mini-review.

From the trailer, this looks dreadful.

Just goes to show :)
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#3 Post by Ms Thrifty » Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:00 pm

I wouldn't normally want to see anything featuring robots or the like, but on the basis of the trailer only, I thought this looked good. Interesting plot and some decent cast members, so all in all, promising.
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Robot & Frank

#4 Post by ploggit » Tue Feb 12, 2013 10:02 pm

To watch a trailer or rate this film, please click here »



Directed by Jake Schreier
Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon

Plot: Set in the near future, an ex-jewel thief receives a gift from his son: a robot butler programmed to look after him. But soon the two companions try their luck as a heist team.

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#5 Post by dfletch08 » Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:23 pm

I was lucky enough to see this at the Leeds Film Festival. Heart-warming buddy film.
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#6 Post by Beate » Tue Feb 26, 2013 1:41 pm

http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2013/02 ... nk-review/
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#7 Post by Beate » Tue Feb 26, 2013 5:28 pm

Someone save us 2 seats at Islington please!
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#8 Post by Beate » Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:54 pm

Oh f**k. :tears:

9/10
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#9 Post by Livi92 » Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:57 pm

Beate wrote:Oh f**k. :tears:

9/10
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I totally agree about the film. It was so so good. I went half expecting not to like it, but boy how wrong was I! Loved it.

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#10 Post by big_bad_wolf » Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:11 pm

Went to bournemouth odeon with the wife and met up with eumenides and her friend which was great to have a catch up. As for the film we loved it great little story and fell in love with the robot ( i want one ).Easy going story and a great feel film,the time flew by.
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