Nice to be wrong.

Rating: 9/10 (28 December 2007)

Finally saw this today and thought it was fantastic, as a remake of the Omega Man. As a rendition of the book, not so much, (but to me it seems they were really going for the Chuck Heston movie more than the book). I slagged it off a lot when i heard who had been cast, but i take it all back now. Will Smith was excellent in the lead and carried off a very difficult role by proving what a good actor he is and not just being Will Smith. I felt it was quite restrained for a big budget movie and built its tension well, without resorting to cheap tricks. It was tense, scary, even moving, its a smaller movie disguised as a blockbuster, but it doesn't disappoint on either front. So i take it all back and highly recommend this one.