No Award-Winner, But Definitely Entertaining

Rating: 8/10 (19 March 2008)

Well, this certainly was entertaining. It's no award winner, but it's involving. The hour-and-a-half goes by pretty fast, and gets you into the plight of the main character, so I give it eight stars for that.
I can't say the story is anything special, or particularly intelligent. The theme of few people left on the planet, a kind of "Planet Of The Ape" type tale, is nothing new. This one just has a few different twists to it and, film-wise, is different in that it features computerized special-effects. As one who normally enjoys those visual treats, I would rate this aspect "fair," too, like the story. Early on, the animals racing down New York City streets looked very fake. Later, the effects were a little better with the zombies, but nothing that would make you drop your jaw in amazement.
Like the story and FX, Will Smith as the lead character was okay: good, but not Oscar material. Actually, I thought the German Shepherd did the best job of acting in the film!
If you are looking for suspense, some scary scenes and a good diversion in your life for 91 minutes, I'd recommend this movie. Just know what you're getting: this is very horror-like in many spots. It's a tense story.