A good sci-fi thriller.

Rating: 8/10 (4 January 2009)

This sci-fi thriller at first seems to be a perfect copy of 28 Days Later; you can draw striking similarities with it. 28 Days... was based in UK, this is US hence this is visually more appealing and also the special effects are top class. It almost impossible to imagine Manhattan with a single soul, but here we get to see Manhattan where wild animals roam free.
The story of the movie is pretty straight and simple, a virus break out in human race which converts them into monsters and these infected kill tries to kill every human around. Our hero Will Smith, is somehow immune to this virus, also an army guy and researcher, stays in New York City and tries to find a cure.
'I am legend' also highlights the friendship between human and his pet, which is really good to watch, they also try to show the state of the mind of a person, who for years have stayed alone, and the only one to talk to, is his pet.
The monsters in the movie are visually top notch, as the SFX is of very high level. Specially the sequence where Will Smith driving a Ford Mustang, tries to chase down a wild animal in downtown Manhattan.
The end of the movie is pretty much predictable, and no prizes for guessing whether he is able to develop the cure or not. The movie is at least a one time watch, for its special effects and for the man canine friendship.
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