Criminally under-appreciated

Rating: 9/10 (6 April 2008)

I watched this movie with some doubts, as I had heard mixed reviews. My doubts faded as the movie progressed though, and I find many criticisms of this movie to be lacking in credibility, the one that bothers me most is "HOW ARE CERTAIN PEOPLE IMMUNE TO THIS VIRUS AND HOW DOES IT TURN PEOPLE IN TO BLOODTHIRSTY LUNATICS?", and at first I thought that was a good question, but near the end of the movie I found myself wondering, why explain it? One of the great things about this film is the mystery surrounding the story and characters. It furthers the idea that this man, this survivor, really doesn't have all the answers. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't have felt better about the movie if they had spent five minutes explaining the virus in a bunch of medical jargon that the majority of us wouldn't understand anyways, but I digress. The imagery in this movie is absolutely beautiful, and the writing provides dialog ranging from disturbing to comical, and unfortunately near the end, rather preachy and cheesy. Will Smith is magnetic and the character development is easily the strongest part of this film (amazing how someone can still hold such interesting conversations without another human being around :D). While there are some shortcomings at the end of the film, overall it is powerful and a must see.