Hooray for the first half, and then...oh dear...

Rating: 1/10 (16 January 2008)

I will keep this short and sweet, as I'm sure no one is in the mood for an essay. No spoilers below, and thus no specifics about the plot.
I was absolutely mesmerized by the first half of the movie. Admittedly there are several weak elements even early on, but these are overshadowed by the visual appeal, and the feel, of this very interesting look at a day in the life of the last man on earth.
Things soon turn sour, though, as dramatic events change the nature of the action. My excitement soon gave way to disinterest, and at the end of the movie, I was frowning and cringing all at once. The movie deteriorates into the most predictable, uninteresting rubbish I've seen in recent memory. The ending is outright embarrassing. Embarrassing.
The CGI looks like it has gone entirely wrong, and the behavior of the CGI creatures is like something out of a comic book. This is perhaps not inherently bad, but it completely undermines everything built up by the first half of the movie.
Half of the movie is brilliant, but...The other half is just pitiful.