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Saturday, 20 June 2015

Robot & Frank (2012): ****



Frank’s (Frank Langella) memory is starting to go, he can barely look after himself and he believes his son Hunter (James Marsden) is still at Princeton, despite having graduated over fifteen years ago. Frank’s few pleasures in his old age are shoplifting and flirting with the local librarian Jennifer (Susan Sarandon). Tired and frustrated at not being able to see his kids, due to spending ten hours every weekend to check on Frank, Hunter gives Frank a health-care aid robot to help to the chores and keep an eye on his health. At first, luddite Frank is annoyed by Robot’s (voiced by Peter Sarsgaard) presence but soon discovers that Frank can pick up many skills – like cooking, gardening and lock-picking. Frank devises a scheme to relive his glory days as a thief and con-man, with Robot as his trusty accomplice.