Yet another terrible adaptation of a great book.

Rating: 3/10 (15 January 2008)

What is it with Hollywood? Why can't you read a great book and think "This would make a great movie exactly as it is - there's no need to change a thing"? With that in mind I wonder if Francis Lawrence ever bothered to read the book "I am legend", and (assuming he did) if he understood the meaning of the words 'I am legend' at the end, because if his film reveals his understanding of this great work of science fiction - and its final few lines - then God help him when he tries to understand something a little more complex, such as the operation of his kettle. He must spend hours in the kitchen waiting for the water to boil, only it never will because he hasn't plugged the thing into the wall.
The one saving grace of this film (and I never thought I would say this) is Will Smith's acting, which - as a portrayal of a man completely and utterly alone and going gradually insane - is actually believable.
Pretty much everything else about this film made me want to weep with frustration and beat the director to within an inch of his life with a paperback copy of the book this film claims to represent.