Hot Bot

This story really had potential, but the makers of this worthless rubbish almost completely managed to kill it.

The fact that this has been turned into a comedy is not a disaster, but then do it well, that doesn't happen here at all, it's a pity that the acting from almost all the cast is cringe-worthy, the editing and music are also worthless.

There are still some funny moments, Cynthia is of course fun to watch, but she doesn't act too well either and looks alone won't cut it.

The feel-good atmosphere reminds you a bit of the bad 80s films such as Weird Science, but that film was a lot better and more professionally executed.

It's a shame that this (almost remake, you could think) doesn't even come close to get to that level.

Hot Bot's writer/director Michael Polish clearly intended for his teen sex comedy to be a hilarious mix of Weird Science and Superbad, Cynthia Kirchner's high-tech sex robot Bardot replacing Kelly LeBrock's living Barbie-doll, with high-school geeks Leonard Stupenski (Zack Pearlman) and Limus Huffington (Doug Haley) a cross between Superbad's Seth and Evan and Weird Science's Gary and Wyatt. What he actually delivers is a charmless wreck of a film with zero laughs that is about as sexy as sticking your dick in a light socket.

Limus is a scrawny, lank haired dweeb with a charisma bypass, while his best friend Leonard is unlikeable in almost every way imaginable (imagine an even more irritating version of Jonah Hill crossed with Jack Black at his most grating, and you're not even close to how obnoxious this guy is). Within minutes, I was rooting for these idiots to be captured by the FBI agents—who are hunting for the missing sex-bot—and made to 'disappear' (ie., a shot to the back of the head and a shallow grave); sadly, they're there for the duration, 86 painful minutes of desperately unfunny, puerile gags as the lads try to keep Bardot from her intended owner, sleaze-ball Senator Biter (Larry Miller).

After much inane 'comedy' during which neither nerd scores with the sex-bot (despite being invited to f*** within minutes of meeting her), Polish adds insult to injury with several supposedly hilarious out-takes during the end credits that somehow prove even less funny than the stuff that made it into the film.

Who ever casted this had some interesting connections, I'm not sure what the point of why anyone would agree to this. Or if they even watch it at the premiere. I guess they made it just for fun and had a few bucks to spare...

In the course of film history, there have been only a handful of grand masterpieces. These unique gems of unequalled beauty touch our hearts and souls. They teach us to think, to feel, and to love as we had not before. They act as a spiritual guide to the human condition. I can assure you that Hot Bot is one such masterpiece.

This tribute to modern romance and advanced robotics will bring you endless excitement and whimsy in an attempt to answer one of life's greatest questions: is the bot hot? This critic can strongly say maybe.

Martha please bring back the kids

I am a very forgiving reviewer--I can usually find something to like about a film. In this case the only reason it gets 3 points at all is due to the premise, but as far as the plot, the characters, the dialogue--and as another reviewer puts it, the execution, it is a genuine stinker.

None of the characters are likable, not even the robot or the kids. I have no issue at all about sexbots, nor do I have a problem with evolving AI--especially as they are likely a near reality, but the WAY in which this story was told was just terrible! As is often the case, the kids are too precocious, but even given that, they simply aren't believable--in their actions, their dialogue or their acting. I mean usually, the writers at least make the main kids likable or endearing in some way. In this movie, the one "nice" lead, is just too, too much to be believable, and the whole religious spiel in the middle of the film as a plot device? Ugh. To be fair, I can't decide if it's the acting that is off, or the directing--as if that ultimately matters in a film this bad (I can forgive either one if other elements make up for it) but the dialoge and development sure don't help. All of the other characters are pure (and poorly done) stereotypical caricature. The entire thing reads as a throwaway script in some slush pile.

Now it's obvious that this film is aimed at young pubescent boys, but I doubt even that demographic would enjoy this film. There isn't enough substance--or visual candy in here to be even mildly titillating. This movie offers absolutely nothing to the audience. My recommendation is to just pass this one by--pubescent boy or not-- cause if you ARE a pubescent boy you will be sorely disappointed.