Mildly amusing, but not worthy of much praise

Rating: 4/10 (26 December 2007)

I went to see this movie expecting to see more of a thriller (as that is what the trailer made me believe), but instead found myself in a zombie/horror/CGI cliché movie.
*SPOILERS* The cinematography was interesting, especially the shots of the city at the beginning. I liked the whole sketching of the atmosphere through the visuals of the empty streets and the feeling of isolation.
Will Smith as Neville wasn't too bad, although it was weird having only one character for half the movie.
Somehow though the movie never really grabbed me. The dog was the most interesting character, and when it died, it kinda ended the good part of the movie. After that it was just a zombie gore fest and unrealistic.
I must admit though that I found the movie quite funny. I know it wasn't supposed to be funny, but just parts like the Shrek scenes were so arb and disconnected to the story, as was the girl making breakfast in his house and him saying something about the bacon...it just kinda felt like the writers were running out of ideas and just added another movie clip to fill time. Was really strange. Also him having a gun handy at every turn was incredibly arb and although he was a military dude, quite unrealistic...and where did he get all those fresh fruit if no one was growing them?...
Overall a mildly amusing movie, with some unexpected freak moments which didn't have the power to really scare though, and only one truly sad part where Sam dies.
*END SPOILERS* If you like zombie movies, do watch it...it might be interesting. But don't expect a true sci-fi movie or a dramatic thriller...this is not it.
I'll give it 4 out of 10 because at least it was amusing...and the special effects weren't too bad! :)