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 enlarge | Director: Francis Lawrence
Actors: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith
Studio: Warner Bros.
Category: Movie
Buy New: $3.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  600 reviews
Sales Rank: 84
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 101
ASIN: B0017XD3OY
Theatrical Release Date: December 14, 2007
Release Date: August 8, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 No Resolution, But Still A Decent Film August 20, 2008
As I viewed this film, it quickly become clear to me that two very different themes are being explored by director Francis Lawrence in this film, one that works and one that does not:
The first, more wide-reaching theme, is the fate of the human race, which Robert Neville (Will Smith) is working desperately to save throughout the movie. I can't tell you the state of humanity at the end of the film without spoiling some things, but suffice it to say that there is a good chance you will feel a bit let down by the lack of resolution to this theme.
The theme that works quite well, however, is how Neville copes with being the "last man on Earth". His internal struggles and outward devices (such as talking to mannequins, for instance) that he uses to keep some semblance of his sanity are intriguing, and Smith is a well-rounded enough actor to portray the wide variety of emotions his character must express.
Overall, then, this is a decent enough film (worth a rent), but lacks enough of a payoff in the end to be considered a real classic. I found this film to be much in the vein of J.J. Abram's recent hit "Cloverfield", where little to nothing is explained or expanded on...viewers are just supposed to live in the moment. Yet, with the way that Neville's family is developed in this film (unlike the anonymous characters of Cloverfield), I think that the lack of a conclusive ending was more apparent.
 Here There Be Darkseekers! August 20, 2008
I Am Legend brings to the screen the story of what appears to be the sole healthy survivor of a human-evoked biological catastrophe who spends the remainder of his life searching for a cure during the day and fending off the infected survivors during the night. At first it might seem like an improbable scenario, but Hollywood has been noted (surprisingly or not so surprisingly) to foresee destructive events before (e.g. Wag the Dog-instead of Albania it was Yugoslavia, The Day after Tomorrow-instead of ice it's hurricanes, Deep Impact-instead of a tidal wave hitting the USA it hits Indonesia and Sri Lanka, Outbreak-instead of the Ebola-like virus it's SARS and/or the bird flu, etc), The Island-and the real prospect of the production of human clones for `spare parts,' etc.
The film does a good job of getting the message across, as it should do, in making people aware that messing around with viruses and genetic engineering will sooner or later lead to a mistake that mankind will regret. It is inevitable.
In addition, the movie should have been rated R and not PG-13.
In short, Will Smith's acting, the plot, and the setting, are all very good, and I Am Legend is one of those films that gets you and keeps you thinking long after it's over!
PS Just wondering if someone could shed some light as to whose trap he springs and falls into?
Robinson Crusoe in Zombie island... August 18, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I think the book and movie also based on a lonely and strong character. Like a lonely man in an island full of cannibals, he tried to civilize them. He try to cure and normalize these creatures.
Mostly a phsycological movie at same time.
I suggest this movie especially in HD-DVD.
I am Legend DVD August 13, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Not my type of movie. It was purchased as a gift for a Will Smith fan.
 Low Budget Sci-Fi August 12, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Cant Hollywood come up with anything original anymore? Just another remake. The version with Charleston Heston called Omega Man was a whole lot better and original. Probably the worst Will Smith sci fi movie to date.
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