First half is good then it falters

Rating: Null/10 (30 December 2007)

The opening scenes of I Am Legend show a deserted New York City, with abandoned cars and weeds growing from cracks in the street and broken storefront windows and these scenes look great. Indeed, the first half of the film is exciting. We meet the last surviving man on earth, Will Smith, and his dog. It seems a virus has wiped out everyone else except for some infected who prowl at night. Smith is a scientist who is immune to the virus and has dedicated his lonely life to finding a cure.
Unfortunately, the last half of the film doesn't live up to its promising start. My biggest complaint is the infected zombies. They look bad, cinematically, obviously computer generated and they don't blend into the rest of the film.
I like Will Smith and he does a good job, as usual, in a difficult situation because he has only his dog to play against.
The film is PG-13 so the violence is toned down.