[Sculpt]

Colossus of New York (1957)
7/10

A genius scientist (Ross Martin), who was working on planting crops in inhospitable regions to prevent world starvation, gets hit by a truck and dies. His brain surgeon father, and automation expert brother, incorporate his brain into a robot. What follows is questions of soul, body, family, life, morality in regards to the dangers of cybernetics and artificial life.

Colossus of New York oscillates between genius and laughable clunky moments. Some of the lines are profound; some of the acted scenes are adept and emotionally palpable, and others are darn right cornball and cringe worthy. The film has some fine sets and special effects as well. The subject matter is now approaching modern and it's themes are still valid. As the last quarter of the film reveals an unrefined script and feels like a hack job, the film would have greatly benefited from a budget and schedule that aloud for rewrites and reshoots. Still, the short 70 minute runtime allows one to enjoy the finer aspects of the film without burning a hole in one's chair.