A great film about humanity on the brink of extinction

Rating: 10/10 (21 January 2008)

OK... I really don't understand the bad reviews this film has had. I've read the book and granted, it is not closely followed, they have more just taken the theme of the book of a virus turning humans into something evil. 28 Days later is probably more accurate to the book than this film.
HOWEVER - the characters (few that there were) made you really care about what happened to them. Will Smith portrayed Neville perfectly as a man who has lost everything and has become obsessed with trying to put it right, probably because he has lost his family and thinks there is nothing left for him. The dog is his companion and the relationship between the two is far more touching than you would think it possible to portray in a film where one of the two lead characters is a canine.
Some parts of the film I was on the edge of my seat, others I was trying not to cry and the whole way through, I cared what happened. If you go to the cinema expecting to see some action flick as is usually expected of Will Smith, then yes, you might be disappointed. But go with an open mind and don't expect it to follow the book exactly, and you should enjoy what is an excellent film, well acted and well shot, with some fantastic scenes of a deserted New York.
I thought this film was brilliant.