Intense and Intense.

Rating: 7/10 (24 December 2007)

My stomach muscles were tight as I waited with dread until the viral mutants were revealed. Then I was even more overwhelmed. No chain saw mock killers here. The upbeat ending to the end result of mass vaccinations to 'prevent' a disease that the majority of us will not get was to be expected.
This movie took me immediately to the theme of a book I just read - The Black Bug: The Genetic Bomb - which deals with the same theme of viral doom after mass vaccinations, this time Of Black Africans. I thought though that the suspenseful ending of The Black Bug was more horrifying and I still recoil from the ending. No pollyanna there. The vaccines for young girls - I have two - to prevent the low incidence of cervical cancer is also foodfor much thought especially after seeing this movie.
I Legend is a scary sucker of a movie without the comic blood splatter of the 'horror' movie. This is thoughtful SF and social commentary. See it and check out the book I mentioned if you like the movie.