Robot 38; Frank - Movie Review

The conflict between new and old underscores most of the story elements in Robot & Frank, the intriguing tale of a robotic personal aide and a retired career criminal.

An Aging Father With Memory Loss


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Seventy-year-old Frank (Langella) can't remember things very well anymore. He forgets to clean his house, wash his clothes, and buy fresh milk. He's uncertain how long he and his ex-wife have been divorced, and can't remember that his favorite local restaurant closed years ago. Most shocking of all, the opening scene depicts Frank, a former cat burglar, breaking into a home only to discover that it's his own house.

Clearly this man needs help. However, his son, Hunter (James Marsden), and daughter, Madison (Liv Tyler), kynghidongduong.vn have their own lives to lead. They visit whenever possible and call on occasion, but Frank's memory is fading fast. A friendly librarian (Susan Sarandon) also takes an interest in the lonely bachelor, but there's only so much she can do. That's when Hunter buys his father a state-of-the-art VGC-60L robot (voiced by Peter Sarsgaard) that is programmed to help improve Frank mentally and physically.

The New and the Old

Without moral constraints factored into his programming, the robot agrees to help Frank plan some robberies. After all, tour hà giang từ hà nội these endeavors keep his mind active as he tries to outwit new alarm systems and provide a little exercise for his aging body. Their primary targets are the library and the condescending consultant in charge of technical renovations there.

In keeping with modern times, the facility will no longer provide books (other than rare collectables for viewing), but instead will become merely a place for the community to gather. Frequently lurking around the library and bothering the last employee left there before the transition, Frank naturally becomes the prima[


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