Bitty, disjointed, usual Hollywood thoughtless ending!

Rating: 5/10 (22 December 2007)

This is my first ever comment here, I think this site is tremendous and a must for me before going to any movie. That is why I decided to write a comment, as most seem to be applauding this as brilliant, and heart warming. I have to greatly disagree! This film for both my son and I was very disjointed, and if I hadn't seen the Omega Man years ago, I would not have been able to fill my son in on the missing details at the beginning, I have never been to a movie with him where he asked so many questions! He is an avid movie watcher and normally does not have to be filled in, or have things explained, not on this movie! Will Smith to me is a great actor, whom most of his films have repeat watch factor, and I was so looking forward to seeing what was done with this story to bring it into this century. That was done well, with the use of flashbacks, but after that for me it goes down hill, you never really get a feel for who Will Smith's character is, and the film feels like it should have been longer to allow the watcher to figure out what is happening, in places it is trying to be to clever, but without having prior knowledge of the story line, its just confusing. Plus without spoiling the ending, is this really the type of movie to be released at this time of year, after all its Christmas!