If Jeff was programmed to try to help heal the world or save humanity in the mold of Wall-E or 9, Finch’s efforts would feel more meaningful. But Finch and the film’s writers don’t seem particularly concerned with that conflict. This seems like a recipe for disaster, as the extremely strong robot could kill to protect the dog and would no longer have a purpose when the animal dies. Jeff is built with Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics, preventing him from harming humans, plus a fourth law that trumps the others - take care of Goodyear when Finch can’t do so himself. The tension Cast Away and The Martian built around whether their protagonists would survive is also lacking here, since it’s clear from very early on that the radiation has caught up to Finch. Finch is never really alone but accompanied by his dog, Goodyear Dewey, a scavenging robot that resembles Wall-E and Jeff, who is capable of having real conversations and taking initiative even when his judgment isn’t sound. But in both those cases, the toll of loneliness feels stronger. Finch’s isolation evokes Hanks’ Academy Award-nominated role in Cast Away, while his methodical, engineering solutions to a series of crises he must face alone are more similar to Matt Damon’s performance in The Martian.
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