I AM LEGEND [2007] review

I saw this movie as part of a guy’s movie night. All day I ended every e-mail with “LEGEND!” However, after I walked out of the theater of a Friday night showing of I AM LEGEND, I wasn’t singing its praises anymore. I was just left with the distinct feeling, “this film did not need to be made.” I was very surprised by the ending, not because of its content, which was also a bit ludicrous, but by the fact that it came at a point when I felt the movie should have only been about half-way finished. I felt no build up to that point at all. The ending seemed to come out of nowhere.

There were some tense scenes, and seeing an abandoned and grown over New York City was pretty cool, as was watching Will Smith’s strict daily routine. I liked that he was still trying to save the creatures and return them to normal humans. But other than this, I found little to like, and it didn’t help to have that excruciatingly long Shrek scene. I find it hard to believe that Will Smith’s character would be such a big fan of the movie. He seemed to be too busy being a scientist.

It seems really hard to produce a good action movie these days unless the main character’s name is Bourne.

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