From NetFlix:

In this dark, contemplative tale, an advanced prototype robot child named David (Haley Joel Osment) is programmed to show unconditional love. When his human family, unprepared for the consequences, abandons him, David embarks on a dangerous quest to become a real boy. Steven Spielberg helms this futuristic story, the brainchild of the late Stanley Kubrick, who died before he could bring it to the big screen.

Steven Spielberg spares no expense in this LONG piece of science fiction eye candy. Consistent with his style, Spielberg is telling a fairy tale and will not end on a note of any ambiguity whatsoever. When David lands at the bottom of the sea that is now New York City I could have ended the film resignedly. But this is indeed a LONG film (2 hours 25 minutes) and the fairy tale goes on and on. Also consistent with his style, for me the film seemed at times overly sentimental.

In 2001 Haley Joel Osment (“Pay It Forward”, “The Sixth Sense”) was 13 years old. In 2001 Jude Law (“Repo Men”, “Breaking and Entering”) was 29 years old. Isn’t the idea of a sex robot (Jude Law as “Gigolo Joe”) with unmatchable techniques somewhat intriguing ?

To envision the planet earth without human beings and inhabited only by super intelligent self-producing robots is a chilling idea. From an artistic point of view I got great pleasure just watching how these final exotic robots moved, almost like amazingly graceful ballet dancers.