Disappointing, Dull, Hollywood

Rating: 2/10 (15 June 2014)

I'm giving this movie a 2 star review instead of 1 star because I have seen The Wicker Man, and if you have seen that disaster of a movie you know every other movie has to be at least a little bit better.
I Am Legend came out as a typical, boring Hollywood movie. The story was just like every other 'pandemic' style movie we have seen in the past years - a mysterious virus is infecting everyone and no one knows what to do. Will Smith plays the typical 'Hollywood hero' and the movie follows the typical 'oh humanity is screwed but we have hope and that's why we're awesome' plug.
The movie is 'based' on the short story by the same name by Richard Matheson. But the only correlation between the two is the title. I can typically look beyond my love for a book to evaluate a movie on its own and judge whether it has a leg to stand on, but I Am Legend offers nothing.
Save 101 minutes of your life and don't watch this movie. Instead, find the short story of I Am Legend by Richard Matheson and read it. Reading the story will take the same amount of time or less and you will love it!