I think this was a great movie

Rating: 9/10 (18 December 2007)

Without Spoiling too much, here are some of the great things about this movie: Acting was excellent. Although it was largely just Will Smith, he pulled off being terrified and a little crazy perfectly.
Strong story. So it wasn't really like the book. Who cares? The plot was surprisingly strong for a "zombie movie" (arguably they were vampires or just really really rabid, but the movie never says). The search for the cure is convincing and very reasonable for the most part.
Suspense and environment. I'm not just talking about CGI (which depending on how you feel was either good or bad). Everything from the camera angles to the cut scenes and well-conducted sound cues helped make this movie a real nail biter.
Zombies (or diseased) were deep characters. These were not mindless creatures, just diseased humans with wildly skewed priorities and IR-sensitivity that would make a pygmy seem tan. Kudos to the production for making the monsters an important part of the plot and character development.
Filmography in general. Every shot was very well set, with just enough shaky camera in certain scenes without overdoing it (Bourne). Positioning in frame, color balance was all artistically noted.
Symbols. This movie has a great deal of religious undertones through a deep set of symbols. I feel that this enhances the movie because (with the exception of Anna) the symbols are well integrated and inserted into the movie so that only after a close review will they truly be appreciated. This adds more depth to the film.
I would say this is one of the best movies of the year.