good but could have been better

Rating: 7/10 (4 January 2008)

I know this film is based on a book but the hole element of the dark - seekers took away an interesting idea for the movie. The questions that are raised within the film asks the question what would you do in this extreme situation.
The range of emotions that one would experience, the complete loneliness, to the joy of having a city as your own play ground, to the inviability of insanity.
The problem solving one must work out in order to survive, the useless skills you'd acquire, the fought of suicide that must cross ones mind.
The problem I found with I Am Legend was the hole mutant zombie vampire killers. This for me doesn't cover any new ground as we've seen it so many times in over movies. It seemed to be tagged on to give it the action that all big Hollywood blockbusters need.
However I Am Legend is above your average blockbuster and Will Smith gives one of his best performances. the special effects in recreating New York like you've never seen before are truly amazing. Although must of the films budget must have been spent on this as the CGI effects for the Death-Seekers is pretty poor.
A slower pace and an extra 20min and you have benefited this movie as the last 30 seemed rushed.