re: Not a bad movie ..indeed

Rating: 9/10 (29 December 2007)

I feel that Will Smith did a great job here with his character. He looked the part. He made you feel at times what it would like to be alone - supposedly in New York.
I just wish the script writers could have been more bolder. For instance when they introduced Anna and her child to the plot. Maybe the could have written into the story a flash back of how she survived. And how she came to save Robert Neville, when he was about to lose his life.
Maybe, they could have written into the plot things like. The stench of the place. All those dead bodies, bad food going off, etc....
They could have made it even more realistic by showing us eve more New Reels. People fighting for petrol. People fighting each other maybe to be allowed to go into home made bunkers, etc, etc. So don't blame Will Smith for their mistakes on that score. OK? Also I felt that the film could have been made longer. 1 X Hour and 40 minutes is far too short for a film like this. Scriptwriters come on! I still would love to see a Sequel to this film. I still think that we haven't seen the best of this film. A sequel might quench our thirst.
After all that though. The film had breath taking views of New York. Also I loved the "Fear" that Will Smith showed when he went after the dog that was chasing the deer into that building.
I like the fact that Will Smith, lost it when he was re-quoting the entire scene of Sherk. "You not very good with people now are you?" , says Anna, when she see's Will losing it.
I liked the deer scene at the start of the movie. Looking for fresh meat! Great add to the story. Also the fact that we got shown that he was guzamped by the Lion.He's about to shot the deer himself, and yet the Lion got there first!
I liked this movie. It was a lot better movie then a lot that came out in 2007, I can tell you. Just sit back and think, and I am sure that you will agree with that.