Robot & Frank is a delight. Essentially a two-hander for the most part, it is easy to suspend disbelief for this near-future tale of a mis-matched buddy story that is by turns wry, daft, thought-provoking and heartbreaking. The basic concept of highlighting issues such as old age,
memory, identity, parent-child relationships and the ever-encroaching loss of the pre-digital era through the juxtaposition of a toweringly human and genuine performance by Frank Langella and his newly-acquired 'helper' robot, who becomes not only his accomplice but also a surrogate child, is genuinely engaging. James Marsden and Liv Tyler are fine as Frank's rather diametrically-opposite children (utilitarian and anti-robot respectively), as is Susan Sarandon in an intriguing role of the local librarian. This is a confident, fresh and hugely appealing film, with an utterly wonderful performance by Langella at its heart.
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