Review of I Am Legend

It wasn't what I expected, to say the least. Actually I really didn't know what to expect from this, I really didn't know much about this other than Will Smith was in it and it had something to do with him being the last man on earth? (You can tell I only had a quick look at the advertising poster). But for me this was definitely worth seeing, sure, it could have been a little better, but it was satisfying enough to see.

Okay, so I've never read the book, what this was about and what happens was a mystery to me. This didn't really make me want to read the book, as interesting as this is.. I just don't have any interest in reading it. This flick was full of suspense and scenes where I was on the edge of my seat. It had lots of sudden moments and movements where I jumped a bit at the start, but towards the end I got used to the fact that it's the films basis. When everything is quiet you just have that feeling that any second a zombie is going to jump out and scream in front of the camera. So it is quite obvious when it will happen, but still sudden. For the first part of the movie I could tell what it was going to be like, not that it's a bad thing. Things started to kick up after maybe the first half an hour or so, so I started to enjoy watching it more then. It also had some humour to it, believe it or not. It wasn't a main element to the film but there's a few things you can notice that you could give a small laugh or smile, nothing outrageously funny unless you find Will Smith getting attacked by mutants hilarious.

Will Smith was superb, there was a particular scene that was just extremely emotional and powerful from him. He made it so real and believable, that was the strength it needed so I'm glad he pulled it off. As you could imagine, with him being the 'last man on earth', there aren't really any other actors I can mention. Oh, the zombies were good, two thumbs up to the animation! Ahem.. Oh yes there was Alice Braga, who wasn't very like-able to me. And of course Sam, the dog; great work.

So If this appeals to you, then I really recommend you see this. It's something different to other releases and still manages to get a great audience and be a success.