<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-832" alt="Robot&amp;Frank(Mar13)" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/RobotFrankMar13.jpg" width="200" height="150" />We liked the look of Robot &amp; Frank but soon realised it was on limited release and wasn't going to come to our local cinema. Luckily we were on holiday near Poole and through the use of our Smartphone App we found a small studio theatre that had it on so we decided to go and see it on a late chilly afternoon.

The theatre had just 40 seats and there was only one other person in the audience - a rpivate showing.

It's about a man who has retired from being a jewel thief and has lost any motivation. His memory is on the slippery slope towards dementia. His son persuades him to accept a robot as a care worker. The relationship that slowly builds is extremely touching and the enthusiasm for life when Frank realises that he can train Robot to assist him in returning to his previous criminal life is heartwarming.

This is an unusal film because it touches on so many areas: the issues of dementia in old age; the use of robots as care workers; the difficult relationships old people have with their children; and the general question of machines in our lives. (Did I say I found the showing on our Smartphones, I think I did.)

It's unlikely you will now see this at a cinema but if you get a chance borrow the DVD or wait for it to come out on TV. We really enjoyed it - 5 stars.