The last man on earth is not alone

Rating: 7/10 (15 December 2007)

Robert Neville is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable, and man-made. Somehow immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and maybe the world. But he is not alone. Mutant victims of the plague lurk in the shadows. Perhaps mankind's last, best hope, Neville is driven by only one remaining mission: to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus using his own immune blood. But he knows he is outnumbered...and quickly running out of time.
With its very high budget and an all star actor, this film manages to be unlike any other apocalyptic film you've ever seen. Yes, there's New York. Yes, people are killed. Yes, the future looks depressing. No, there aren't many action scenes. No, there isn't blood, gore, and violence.
This is The Host of 2007...well, The host was released in 2007, so it's like The Host. Why? There is a great performance in this film: The actor is Will Smith, obviously. Yet, this film is underwhelming. It's different because there are so few action scenes and too much slow moments in the film (of course, with one person in the majority of the film).
In The Host, you expect a monster movie, yet most of it is filled with character development and not enough monster attacking, which makes it underwhelming. In this film, you expect more zombie violence, yet there's only like three scenes of that in the whole film, which makes this film underwhelming. Is that a good thing? Sure, but we need more action.
Now, I may sound like an idiot by saying more action will make this film good, but no. I just thought it would've been more interesting if there were a few more zombie violence and less quietness. Still, I can't help the fact that this film manages to be disturbing and eerie with the limited scenes of zombies.
This is not your usual big budget movie. Yes, it has explosions (many, in fact) and some action sequences but not enough to satisfy an audience looking for something to happen. Still, Will Smith is great and the silence in the movie will get deadly. Overall, this is an underwhelming yet satisfying film.