~~Introduction~~ Saw this a day after it was released with friends and relatives aged 13 to 50 odd. Everyone enjoyed it to some extent, but the older viewers were more hung-up about its flaws than the teenagers. Telling the story of the last man left alive in New York after a virus epidemic, I Am Legend is based on the book by Richard Matheson. I have not read the book, but am told that the second half of the film differs substantially from the book. I personally enjoyed the film, but its plot holes would stop me from buying this to watch again. ~~Plot Outline~~ The film starts with a scientist being interviewed by an American news channel. ...  Read the complete review

By 2009, humanity has been all but wiped out by a virus which turns survivors into ferocious vampires. Robert Neville (Will Smith) is the sole survivor in New York, left trying to find a cure for the mutation. I am Legend is a curious film which works on some levels but fails on others. Its plot is not wholly original - the post-apocalyptic vision has been done before, but it is implemented very well. From the opening shots of Will Smith hunting deer in the centre of New York, it's a hugely atmospheric film, which gives off its own peculiar, unsettling feel. Whilst the endless shots of empty streets do eventually become overused, they are, initially at least, ...  Read the complete review

In 2012 Dr Robert Neville, a military scientist is the last healthy human survivor in New York, after what started as a cure for cancer, turned into a lethal disease effectively rendering the human race almost extinct. Dr Robert Neville's only hope, and one he has been working on for the past three years, is to find a cure for the virus but the very people who need curing are thirsty for his blood and devoid of almost all of their human behaviour. Being that Dr Robert Neville is the 'sole' survivor in New York City, the film of course has one main character; him! Will Smith (Pursuit of Happyness) plays this role and I think he does an excellent job, in fact to ...  Read the complete review

I first heard of this film on the Chris Moyles Radio Show. I tuned in just as they were chatting about the new Will Smith film they had watched the premier of the night before. Apparently it was excellent, there was a scene where Will looked 'buff' and that was as much info as I heard! A couple of days later I saw a trailer which showed Will in an overgrown, deserted New York chasing a deer. I don't go to the cinema often, but was at a loose end between Christmas and New Year so thought I'd give this film a go. The film opens with Emma Thompson being interviewed by a TV news journalist. Thompson is Dr Alice Krippin who has manipulated the measles virus so that ...  Read the complete review

I Am Legend opens with a news report: It's 2009, and - without as much fanfare as you'd expect - Emma Thomson calmly announces they've created a cure for cancer. Every human trial has been successful; a genetic re-engineering of the measles virus has eliminated mankind's biggest health fear. Fast forward 3 years, and it has eliminated mankind. Almost. Robert Neville (Will Smith) is the sole survivor in a desolate, ground-zero New York. A virologist involved in the original fight against the new, mutated disease, he continues his work to find a cure in a basement laboratory, all the while struggling to survive in the bleak new world. What ...  Read the complete review