RobotWisdom noted this rave review: Andrew Sarris on A.I. — ‘Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick have collaborated in
spirit on a fabulous fable called A.I. that is well on its way to
becoming the most controversial
conversation-piece to hit the
dumbed-down American movie scene since heaven knows
when. Its ending alone may invade your dreams, as it has mine
ever since I saw it at a screening. I frankly don’t know if I
would wish this psychic experience on children, and as a marginally certified adult I
am still grappling with the task of explaining exactly how A.I. has managed to push
the envelope of cinematic expression so far beyond what we have been conditioned
to expect as “family entertainment” over the past century.’ New York Observer
