fun and quite dramatic until the end

Rating: 6/10 (30 December 2007)

I sure wish this had ended as good as it started.
I am legend starts out very strong with a lot of suspense and a few nicely drawn out scenes where you're on the edge of your seat knowing that you're going to be jumped on and never knowing when, a superb use of suspense as well as some complete shocker scenes that will make you jump.
Acting-wise, there isn't much to say, this is about the same as Castaway, Will Smith goes out on a limb and proves just how good he is by supporting almost the whole movie on his shoulders.
I don't know where the budget was used up, maybe on the sets or maybe somewhere else, but the CGI got no funding at all. It's painfully obvious every single time an animal or humanoid is computer generated. The sets ARE astounding tho.
As for the storyline... it's interesting and goes strong for most of the movie, and then suddenly turns to manure. the ending is an abominable splicing of the finale for a michael bay movie and one of M Night Shymalan's putrid plot lines. At least you don't suffer for very long.
Worth watching in the theater once, maybe worth seeing another time, but rented for sure.