Bears little resemblance to the book that spooked me as a teenager!

Rating: 9/10 (22 December 2007)

Saw I Am Legend yesterday and thought it to be a very well done film. Will Smith had a tremendous role to carry and carry it well he did. The book scared me spit less as a teenager and was out of print for many years but I did re-read it recently. This film carries the spirit of Richard Matheson's book but bears little resemblance to it. I do realize that the film had to be updated to make it commercially acceptable. What it did not do though is scare me. Richard Matheson is to written horror what George Carlin is to comedy. The best. Few movies can or do conjure fear in the audience. They usually don't let our minds take off and work with the story. Loved the dog but that's no surprise - I love dogs. The Smith child is another adorable. The film stands alone but so does the book from which it came.