I Am Legend (2007)

I am a big apoc movie fan and this movie has done justice to the genre. I find the movie to be very fun to watch. Do not believe the negative reviews here. These people are too hard to please!

WILL SMITH is a BRILLIANT actor FACT. Smith gives a powerful & fantastic performance as the lonely last man survivor in the world,he's Robert Neville & he's surviving in New York City with just his dog but there are others but they are infected zombie types that only come out at night. I am legend is a BRILLIANTLY made sci-fi Horror Thriller that's intense & scary & emotional & that is solely because of WILL SMITH!!! His performance is BRILLIANT,his emotional eyes say it all.A true modern Classic

The world is once again in its post apocalyptic form on the big screen, and this time we are graced by the performance of Will Smith. A gripping narrative and a plot to match, this movie propels itself already to a higher place than many other movies that fall short on this aspect of cinematography. The formula for a great cinematic adventure is concocted by the choir of isolation and the quest for human contact begins. However, the world is now very dangerous, filled with newer threats than human greed for power and conquest. We have a chance to explore this forlorn, zombie infested world through the eyes of a brave man and his faithful dog friend. This movie, through on surface wears the guise of your typical z movie, is much more than that. The story is not sublime or hackneyed, and runs on the fuel of human innate desire for interaction. There are scenes that evince the onset of isolation and it's adverse effects, as Will traverses the ruins of the city that was once bustling with life. We are engaged deeply into the story because of how well the lead characters, particularly the protagonist, stay true to color and never give an non idiosyncratic performance. There is plenty of action to satisfy your cravings for some good ol' shoot-em-up, but that's just the icing on the cake. It's much more than that. It's a thrilling visual experience that doesn't skip a beat when it comes to special CGI effects to enhance the flavor of the film, leaving us some very interesting gut bursting, zombie annihilation. The movie juggles different themes of scarcity and abundance, isolation and accompaniment, destruction and creation. Yes, it's true that the world is wiped clean of human life and the busy, booming industrial gears of human society have come to a grinding halt, but nature finds a way. In the ruins of the botched cities, we see nature beginning to weave life as vines corral around the remnants of concrete structures, trees propping up in unlikely places, and cars are turned into a haven for critters. It makes people question how pragmatic our notions of necessity and desire have become, and how wrongfully we associate the two together in a world of materialism. The movie skillfully and hierarchically distinguishes the needs of a human being from the superficial desires that one could live without. The survivor must survive at all cost, not only the ravages of the virus that turns people into zombies, but the mind-numbing pain of loneliness.

Inspired by the same source material as 'The Last Man on Earth' and 'The Omega Man', this third big screen adaptation of Richard Matheson's novel sits somewhere between its predecessors in quality. The positives include graphic special effects, a touching relationship between the protagonist and his dog, which he has come to see as a surrogate child in lieu of his own deceased one, and some genuinely creepy moments (following his dog into a dark building). The film also provides an impressive portrait of a desolate metropolis in ruins, with overgrown grass and escaped zoo animals wandering the streets. There is additionally quite a bit to like in how much time elapses (around half an hour) before we even glimpse the zombie/vampire creatures. The second half of the film is nowhere near as effective as the build-up to it though. There are some particular dull moments as two new characters are introduced that allow the protagonist to reflect on his existence. His flashbacks are also less haunting here than those in 'The Last Man on Earth' and the film abandons the memorable ending of the 60s version for something far more sentimental if not necessarily upbeat. All things considered though, Will Smith is quite effective in the lead role, and it would have been interesting to see an entire film dedicated to his friendship with his canine companion.