My God!!!

Rating: 6/10 (23 January 2008)

MY GOD what a horrible movie. The trailer sold an action packed, non-stop fuel filled movie. And what did we get. 2 hours of boring zombies and melo-dramatic clichés. The concept of the movie was interesting, I must say I was psyched to watch this film, high anticipations may have ruined it for me. Settling in at the theater I quickly discovered that this was another "me" movie ( i.e. will smith's movie)The thought of a movie containing one main character is intriguing but also very very difficult to accomplish. Tom Hanks in Cast Away set a standard in this genre that is not easily followed.
Will Smith was convincing as slightly paranoid left alone doctor. First half of the movie Mr. Smith shined, unfortunately the plot falls through completely. It ends up playing the Hollywood fiddle, touching emotions in just the right ways, the correct suspense build up with a tragic highlight towards the end. All in all a standard Blockbuster recipe poorly hidden in a doomsday wrapper. I felt cheated as I left the theater and once again went home, wishing for more indie films and less Blockbusters. Hollywood has gone soft, caught up in "fixed" story plots . Lets hope that the ongoing strike can clear the path for more indie and good plots. This was just embarrassing.
I give it a four star, I would give Will Smiths portrayal a six star, but the movie was just to Hollywood/Bruckheimer if you know what I mean.