Review by Matt Anderson
A.I. benefits from having two directors, one behind the camera (Steven Spielberg) and one in spirit (Stanley Kubrick). A pet project of Kubrick’s, the legendary director wanted Spielberg to make the film and they swapped notes, visited, and pounded out details. Spielberg felt Kubrick would be better suited to direct, but after Kubrick’s death in 1999, Spielberg returned to the film and made A.I. as a tribute.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence is a re-telling of Pinocchio, this time with a robot boy looking for real, unconditional love. Along the way, he enlists the assistance of Gigolo Joe, a “pleasure mecha” that satisfies women’s fondest desires, and David’s amazing walking, talking teddy bear. They embark to find the Blue Fairy and in the process take the audience on a long day’s journey into night.

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