“I Am Legend” Review

I was really hyped to see this movie ever since I first saw the previews earlier this year.  And of course it’s Will Smith, which pretty much means everyone is required to see it.  The movie is based on the book of the same title (and it’s also been made into a film twice before) about a man who’s survived a disease that wiped out most of humanity and turned the rest into ….well, the best word for them would be vampires. But the film is a lot more than just a monster movie.  It’s definitely a character study; think Castaway with a post apocalyptic background.

The one positive thing I’ll say about the movie is that they did a good job blending horror  with a really emotional  scenes.  There are some really sad moments and I know a lot of people cried a couple of times.  That mix pretty much sums up the first hour of the film, which has a slow steady pace but keeps you at the edge of your seat the whole time.  And of course it also has Will pumping iron cause, you know, he has to do that in all of his films.

Now when I first heard that this movie was about an hour and thirty minutes I found that alarming.  The whole thing pretty much fell apart in the last thirty minutes.  It had  a really lazy, rushed ending that pretty much ruined the whole thing for me.  I would still say it’s worth seeing in the theaters though.  Honestly if they had stuck to plot in the book it would’ve been a lot more interesting but as always, it’s all about that “Hollywood ending”.

I’m still sort of on the fence about this movie.  But wow at it earning $76 million in the first weekend!

6.5/10