If see it you must, see it on the biggest screen you can find

Rating: 3/10 (14 January 2008)

"I am Legend" takes chauvinism to a new level, and without the slightest touch of irony too. The usual patriotic stereotype of the great nation is inflated to biblical proportions: fill the earth and subdue it. Trouble is being fruitful has become a little tricky with 99% of the species eradicated by a man-made virus. One man (Will Smith) and man's best friend, the German shepherd, are left to hold the fort. The acting is ridiculous; I won't even begin to imagine what Brazilian actress Alice Braga must have done to get the part of Anna. Her pronunciation is so off she's hard to understand even with subtitles. If there still is justice in Hollywood, her first part in an English-language production will also be her last. To be honest, I'm pessimistic. Penelope Cruz can't even say "hello" in English and got cast by Cameron Crowe, Rob Marshall, and Bob Dylan. The movie's only asset is the depopulated metropolis itself, reclaimed by vegetation and wildlife. I am particularly envious of Dr. Neville's open-air desk on the South Pier with its front-row view of the ancient kingdom of Brooklyn, New York.