This was so cute but also super sad. I was not prepared. Frank (Frank Langella) is a retired cat burglar who's son (James Marsden) gets him a robot companion (Peter Sarsgaard) to help around the house and keep Frank's mind occupied. Frank sees the robot as a threat to his independence but soon starts to realize the potential of a machine that can make thousands of calculations in a second and has no moral compass. He trains the robot how to pick locks and begins to search for a suitable target, finally settling on rich douche Jake (Jeremy Strong), who is closing the local library.
I signed up for a cute story of man and robot robbing people and instead I get a sucker punch to the feels in the third act. This is not a big, bombastic movie. If you're in the mood for something quiet and funny with a great cast, give it a shot. But maybe have something happy lined up for afterwards.
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