I Am Legend works best with it's ideas, rather than it's execution, for example, as I felt a bit intense for the concept of it all, the last man on earth, and Will Smith does a good job of portraying that role, but it comes with many odd choices He makes throughout the film, such as not making a panic room when all those mutants come in and cause a ruckus, and a backup power supply if the lights turned off. Also the story is way too contextual for it's own sake, I mean, do we really need to know how his wife and son died and show it onscreen, he could just say they died and move on. Compared to an underrated story on Gears of War (I do hate the editting though) it's doesnt throw every detail, as it sends you into a nightmarish war that feels more realistic for it's situation, but it doesn't turn to the History channel for every 10 minutes and go on. I do still feel chills of the ideas, that do mask on how it performs. But even if one actor can hold the movie throughout, it feels best to focus on his situation than on his past. Go see the superior Omega man, which is what I am Legend was remade from, and you can rent on DVD now (or blu ray or HD DVD if you have a player)
3 out of 5
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