Not bad at all - except for the ending

Rating: 6/10 (2 January 2008)

Great acting by Will Smith! And stunning visual effects and some great chocks. I loved the post apocalyptic feeling of it, although it's not as dark and disturbing as 28 Days Later...
***SPOILERS BELOW*** BUT ... Somehow it seems cut down and partly spoiled by the Hollywood producers. Why do they have to make these stupid "there is hope" endings? This movie should has ended in the basement. The ending reminds me of the catastrophic ending of Blade Runner 1982 - it seems tagged on and extremely corny with the church, the flag and all.
Please leave us frightened and a bit puzzled instead. With that creepy story no one believes a fairy tale ending anyway.
The movie is also very short (1½ hours!), and a lot is left unexplained. I think the producers and the editor went bananas with the scissors trying to make this movie go down well with the American audience. Please do a longer, darker "European" version for the rest of us.
A Director's Cut is definitely needed!
But go see it. The effects and the beautiful shots of a deserted NY are worth it on their own.