Heart racing action delivered direct to your brain...... Yum (- licks lip)

Rating: 8/10 (30 December 2007)

EDIT: I have to say, from reports that the book could not be outdone, I went and saw/ read for myself. The movie is a more up-to-date version of the book and does vary on more than a few points. Especially in the premise that Robert Neville is just a normal person in the book but in the film is a That said, I still reckon the film, is a fast pacing, heart throbbing thriller, with its only fault being that the film follows the book's plot so loosely and most especially didn't have the book's ending (which is awesome - much more intense than the Hollywood "happy sappy" version the film depicts).. All in all, taking on its own merits (and not on the books) this is a very enjoyable film.
PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!!! stop with the addition of GOD into to every film as a feel good aspect or a hidden meaning (apocalypto) - This type of exploitation of good material by the "church/ catholicism" does not work (and in my estimation backfires....) The below still applies, but the book is well worth a read... 8/10... well worth it...
Warning: WATCH IN CINEMA.
This movie doesn't tax the brain cells. It delivers a no nonsense post apocalyptic thriller straight to your eyes. The plot is simple, direct and in my estimation would have been flawless had it not been influenced by the question of religion (a topic I feel should be considered it's own genre and not thrown about like a Hollywood "love interest"). Although religion plays a small part in this movie, I thought it was tastefully done and didn't really take away from the mood of the film - "heart racing action".
To take such a simple plot line "survive to save the world" and turn it into an enthralling epic.
I've discussed this film with a few people since coming out of the cinema and their take on the movie has disillusioned my ravings about this movie being the best of the year (I've seen) well a little ;)...
I have a habit of jumping out of my seat when I get a fright and I was hoping up and down like a maniac five or six times during the film. By the end I'd estimate I sweated more than Will Smith. When this movie comes out....... Yep I'm getting it....
To say I enjoyed it would be a gross understatement....