Good Adaptation to a great novel.

Rating: 8/10 (8 January 2008)

Yeah I said good, not great, but for 10 bucks and using a movie ticket I was pleased.
I had few problems with this movie, I've never seen "The Omega Man" but from what I heard about it, it represented the legend aspect of the original novel the best out of the three adaptations.
However I felt this book represented the germ or in the movie the virus rather well. I was sadden by the fact they didn't keep any of the original traits of the virus. The fact that they weren't vampires annoyed me a little too. We were presented with a man essentially fighting an virus which was present in the book (however short lived that phase was.) Lets not forget about the Hollywood happy ending they decided to tack on as well.
Other then that I felt the movie was good, clearly was worth the watch. I felt they did a good job presenting Roberts psychological struggles that were present in the book. At least his struggles in the beginning in the book matched the struggles he shared when Sam died.
To sum up, did the movie do the film justice? not really but it could have been worse, was it a good adaptation of the book? yes. it provides entertainment if you're willing to look past the differences.
If not you're doomed to call this another Hollywood failure.