Robot and Frank is a light-hearted look at what it means to be alive. Frank Langella plays an ageing jewel thief who is given a robot to look after him by his family, who would rather not look after him themselves. As the film progresses we see them grow together but are constantly reminded that Frank is alive and the Robot is not.
Both characters are skilfully written and directed by Christopher Ford and Jake Schreier respectively. From the simple but effective device of never giving the Robot a name, to many more subtle tricks that you only spot if you look carefully.
The voice of Robot sounds very like HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey; if Peter Sarsgaard did that deliberately then it is another nice touch.
I found this film funny and touching, without being overly sentimental.
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