I won't go into any more about that because I hate ruining the ending of movies for people. But I will just say that there was at least 3 or 4 perfect places to end the movie that would have made it MUCH more in tune with the rest of the story, and would have allowed me to maybe even give it 5 stars. Instead, and again, it's because the ending just woudlnt end when it should have, it gets 3.

The general story is a good one. Is it possible to make a mecha-boy that can love? would the love be real? or simply a matter of the programming? It's a signifigant question that I think will become a reality over the course of the next several years.

The movie also felt allot like Stanley Kubrick, and i'm not a huge fan of his movies, but I enjoyed the fact Steven Speilberg was able to pull that feeling off so well. About halfway though the movie however, it turns very Speilberg. Which isn't bad, it just feels like there was a sudden change in directors. And for the most part, there was.

I enjoyed it though. It's just unfortunate that last 20 minutes or so of the movie had to be there. Had it not, I would have loved this movie.

I think the major problem with the ending, without spoiling it, was that it tried to explain too much. I very much feel that if the movie had ended earlier, and not attempted to explain away all of the open plot elements, it would have been a much better flick. It's one thing to leave a few plot points unexplained, it's quite another to leave no room for the imagination of the audience.

Nevertheless, it's a good movie, and a good exploration of human emotions and interactions through the eyes of a child.

I think, however, I'll track down the stories the movie is loosely based on. Apparently the original author didn't like the direction A.I. took either, so those will be an interesting read.