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SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you do not wish to know the ending.

This could have been a really good movie. The filmmakers spent a lot of time making the viewer feel like the Robot was real. The relationship between the Robot and Frank grew to one where Frank's relationship to the robot was one of friendship. The Robot appeared to have grown to become a more sentient and caring entity. Yet, in the end, Frank ends the Robot's existence without regret, without hesitation, without feeling. And, the viewer is left with a real sense of unfinished business.

a better ending might have been to at least have Frank ponder and struggle with the decision to wipe robot's memory. It should have been more of a conversation where Frank argues against deleting Robot's memory, and Robot argues in favor of it. This ending should have built up, and allowed the viewer to feel the emotional quandary of the moment.

In the end sequence with Robot it should have been Frank's decision not to delete robot's memory for the fear of losing his friend. Then, Robot, for his love of Frank, chooses to take his own memory to save his friend. And, all of this occurs as the Police are threatening to break in to obtain the evidence of robot's memory.

In the end, the movie is about a friendship that evolves between a man who is losing his memory and a Robot whose memory is sacrificed to save his friend.

In the end they made this a very cold ending with no feeling, no connection, and no regret. Therefore, there was no conflict and all movies and stories move forward through conflict.

Also, the part near the end where Susan Sarandon's character reveals that she and Frank were once friends, made no sense rank's memory was not that far gone and her reason for hiding this info was not made clear.

This movie had real possibilities. But, in the final analysis the ending betrayed the entire film. My suggestion to the director is to re-cut and re-edit this film. Shoot a new ending, then this film could be a real good movie to watch.

I was so looking forward to seeing this movie. I absolutely love both Julianne Moore and Annette Bening. They are two of my all time favorite actresses. I also love Mark Ruffalo and being a bisexual woman I was really looking forward to a family movie with two women raising their children. That being said...

I was really disappointed that the film maker couldn't just make this a story about two women, married to each other, struggling to raise a family and be married, through all of the struggles that are already in place for so many married couples.

What was so disappointing was the constant infusion of male sexuality throughout these women's marriage. The Gay Male Sex videos, the affair with the sperm donor, and the constant subliminal reminder that a man is necessary in a woman's relationship.

And Julianne Moore's reaction to being penetrated by Ruffalo was insulting to all girl on girl relationships.

I think there was a bigger story to be had here and I feel it was glossed over to bring in a male interaction to a female lead family.

I'm sorry it had worked out this way. I had hoped that finally someone would tell an honest and clean story about two women, married to each other, and trying to raise a family and deal with all that comes naturally to any married couple raising a family.

Very disappointing.

On a different note: Both Moore, Bening, and Ruffalo were stellar performers as they always are. Their on screen personalities were original and refreshing. Great acting, however, couldn't save this story for me, it only made watching it a bit more bearable.