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I really enjoyed this movie. Originally I went to see it to remember sci-fi from the 70's but it turned out to be something totally different. The movie was so real in that the 'future' was not portrayed as a gloomy place and since we all have just passed the mythological futuristic aspects of the year 2000, as well as its doom hype, this movie starting in 2005 and progressing on to 2205 in a naturalistic setting seems very possible. Partially based on corporate campus in a normal weather setting you could easily substitute Microsoft or Xerox as the well financed corporation. At home things like furniture appears as we now have and as it will seem to be for some time. Also people are not portrayed in all types of chimaric forms as in Star-Trek. Everybody acts like normal people. This movie does not over do it on science fiction and if your up to date on computers you'll know what you see could be possible. The movie is a winner.

According to all the bad reviews I had read on the Internet, I had to check this movie out for myself. Well, I have a sense of humor and I found this movie to be OK. Indeed, I agree with those Internet critics who gave this movie a favorable review.

Some Internet critics complained about the technological sophistication; but according to more in depth reviews of history I found the tech' portrayals in the movie to be thoroughly accurate. For example, our mechanical knowledge as a society has not dramatically improved since then, and the flying bicycle! Well, the plane "as we know it took form shortly there after. As well, there were no complaints about the gadgetry of the original 'Wild, Wild West'

On the other hand, I do believe some people may have gotten offended by some of the blunt language that people in America used publicly at that time, as well the portrayal of prostitution.

I do think Will Smith gave a more comedic and mature performance in this movie than in 'Men in Black' and 'Enemy of the State.'