One of the most disappointing films ever

Rating: 1/10 (12 February 2008)

I must admit that I actually almost enjoyed the beginning of the film - beautiful cinematography, views of the deserted jungle-New York, the unhurried but still suspense building pace. Yes - the mutants look like cheap imports from a video game, but even that didn't bother me too much. I've never been a fan of Will Smith, but even he was almost OK.
Then with the introduction of Anna character it all goes down the toilet. After a real Deus Ex Machina-twist we see crucifixes and stigmas, hear embarrassingly bad dialog of God's plans etc. Never mind the enormous gaps in the plot (how did Anna manage to get to the New York, how did she escape etc.). Naive religious Christian sub-text is painfully blatant: science, especially attempts to change God's creation, is the ultimate evil and only hope of salvation is unquestionable faith - and even the doubting hero finally embraces this in the very end. And the final image of the film: stars and stripes, a white church, happy families. Frightening.
Maybe US audiences hardly notice this kind of thing anymore, but in less religion saturated cultures it really hits one in the face. Of course a film can have a religious (and pro-religion) theme, but in this case it feels like a cheap and calculated trick instead of intelligent and thought provoking view. People get warned against sex, bad language or violence in films, but in my opinion there should also be a warning against a religious propaganda.