That's it!?!

Rating: 5/10 (8 October 2008)

I had heard some fairly positive buzz over "I am Legend," so I was looking forward to finally watching the DVD. Some of my friends warned of a disappointing ending, so I did brace for a corny twist ending.
The movie begins with a promising, although unoriginal plot: much of the world's population has been wiped out by a horrendous virus and Will Smith's character is one of the only survivors. Smith will have to contend with surviving on his own in a world where many people have mutated into vicious zombie-like monsters. This is nothing new, but I decided to see where the movie makers would run with it.
And then . . . nothing happened. Nothing unexpected happened. Nothing unique happened. It was one of the most forgettable, ordinary post-apocalyptic movies I've ever seen. There are violent fight scenes. There are heart-pumping flight scenes. There is a conclusion at the end, but it's hardly a twist.
There was hardly anything that was not already done in "28 Days Later," which was a more interesting movie, made five years before Legend. How did Legend do so well in the box office? Was it simply the Will Smith factor again? Ultimately, I give "I am Legend" a generous 5 out of 10, mainly because of a stupendous performance by the dog.