Good acting, good camera-work, too much recycling.

Rating: 6/10 (12 January 2008)

This movie should have it all... Great camera-runs, awesome landscapes and good acting from Will Smith. And, after everything is said and done, the whole story falls flat on it's face.
I find it slightly disturbing that I can't find a particular reason for my sentiment. One thing that occurred to me though, was that there are a few subtle (and not so subtle) references to movies like "The Road Warrior (Mad Max 2)", "The Night of the Living Dead", "28 Days Later", "Resident Evil" and "The Stand" (mini TV-series). Combine these, add a sprinkle of "Castaway" and you get the picture. And this, I think is the problem. The story told is just a mish-mash of themes from other movies without bringing much of its' own material.
The picture just lacks the fizz and surprise this kind of movie should have. And it really isn't Smith's fault. Thus, 6 stars of 10.