Great movie but...

Rating: 8/10 (19 January 2008)

...there was far more potential to make use of.
Short summary:
A plague kills almost every human on earth only one man, as far as we know, has survived: Robert Neville. Some others had the "luck" to be transformed into some kind of vampires, the so-called "Dark Seekers". They are not able to act during the day because the sun would burn them alive. Robert Neville and his dog Sam are living in the deserted New York. Every day at midday he sends out a radio message. But nobody responds. His daily routine consists of hunting, talking to his dog or to dummies. Due to his immunity he tries to cure the Darkseekers but has not succeeded so far. Until that day the Darkseekers have been acting like animals and so no real brainpower however suddenly they seem to get organized and start hunting Robert down...
Acting:
There is a certain lack of actors due to the movies theme. Will Smith is acting brilliant. His performance is superb and I even liked him better than in "The Pursuit of Happiness". Remarkable is also the dog. Great how animals can "perform" nowadays;-)
Special effects:
Although some of my friend criticized the Darkseekers' presentation I was quite fond of it. It somehow reminded me of the mummy in "The Mummy".
Summary:
A great film although it had more potential. However anyone interested in Sci Fi, Horror or especially in Will Smith should have seen this film. Lean back and enjoy the apocalypse New York and Will Smith's extraordinary performance.
Have fun!!!