said that "This is a science fiction film, but like all excellent movies in the genre, the focus never strays from the human heart." The TV Guide review awarded it with 3 1/2 out of 4 stars and wrote that the film is "ostensibly about artificial life forms, each of these four short, expertly crafted stories offers a poignant perspective on what it means to be human." The Christian Science Monitor's review of Robot Stories said that it was "Four stories with automatons as important characters...The last is the most touching, but all are skillfully made." Robot Stories received much praise for both the direction of the film and the director Greg Pak's talent himself. Variety magazine said "Greg Pak understands the short form well, mercifully avoiding blatant O'Henry twists while pulling off neat reversals of expertly set-up genre expectations" and Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times wrote of Pak's directing in his review saying that " The most startling aspect of Robot Stories is not the mix that the director built from spare parts left on the curb but the evolving dramatic acumen of its maker; he's a talent with a future." References External links Greg Pak's Pakbuzz.com Greg Pak Interview with Asian Media Watchdog 2003 films 2003 independent films 2000s science fiction comedy-drama films American science fiction comedy-drama films Films about Japanese Americans American anthology films Films shot in New York City American independent films American robot films 2003 comedy films 2003 drama films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films