Could not take it seriously with the robots' abilities that don't even exist in the year in which this was set, let alone the slew of appliances with "PAL Chip installed" that could do _completely_ ridiculous things. Not one of these devices should have been able to pose a threat, unless they were intentionally manufactured with features that would never apply to any intended use of the product.\*

I can ignore little details that are embellished or ignored for the purpose of telling a better story, but when _the entire premise_ of a film _set in the present_ rests on impossible and unrealistic technology? Pass.

Even better, no one thought of just… [spoiler]finding another PAL retail store when the mall's router was destroyed with the upload at 98% complete[/spoiler]? This film's entire spectacle rests on its characters' poor decision-making and lack of forethought—including [spoiler]the defective robots that join the gang and tell them about the solution[/spoiler].

I'll admit that the story is _a bit_ heartwarming, but it's nothing new. It's also trying too hard regarding commentary on the influence of technology in today's world. Several lines of dialogue are _extremely_ heavy-handed, as if the writers expect the audience to understand nothing and need to have the "moral" of the story handed to them.

Ugh. I _wanted_ to love it. At least I can steal some playlist entries from the soundtrack.

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\* — See: [spoiler]Furbies that spit plasma beams, laptops that could close on your hands and crush them, refrigerators that walk[/spoiler]… I could go on and on about [spoiler]that mall scene[/spoiler].