Inconsitent

Rating: 6/10 (20 December 2007)

This movie has some very good moments scattered throughout. Unfortunately, the rest is just so-so. Smith's acting is great while he's trying to maintain his sanity but he slips up at times as his sanity crumbles. The CGI was distracting at times. Some elements that could have easily been accomplished with real objects were needlessly replaced with odd-looking CGI models. The infected were only really scary for their startle factor. As the film neared the end it dwindled out and tried to make up for it with some generic action. Very anticlimactic and predictable.
The better moments are while Neville tries to recreate his normal life during the day by interacting with dummies and his dog. There is more chemistry between him and inanimate objects than in most dramas. Telling the story through flashback was effective but felt a little unnecessary as the story has mostly been revealed through trailers.