He Is The Omega Man

Rating: 6/10 (19 April 2008)

This movie is a remake of "The Omega Man" rather than an adaption of the book "I Am Legend". Francis Lawrence's movie doesn't share much more with Richard Matheson's classic novel than the title.
It still could have turned out to be an entertaining popcorn flick, but "I Am Legend" isn't even that. The pacing is incredibly slow at times, and the story is directionless for the most part. Watching Will Smith wander through an abandoned New York is cool at first, but after a while you notice that it's not enough to keep you interested.
The creatures are another disappointed. Bad CGI-work plus some rather conventional voice effects by Mike Patton just don't make for very frightening zombies.
And finally, the ending is so unexciting and dull one leaves the theatre (or turns out the TV or whatever) feeling pretty vacant.
Here's an idea: if Hollywood can't make a good movie out of it, why not leave Matheson's novel alone already? Seriously, three failed attempts at adapting it appropriately are enough.