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I Am Legend

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Robert Neville, a scientist, is a survivor of a man-made plague that transforms humans into mutants. He wanders alone through New York City, calling out for other possible survivors and works on finding a cure for the plague using his own immune blood. Neville knows he is badly outnumbered, and the odds are against him. The infected wait for him to make a mistake that will deliver Neville into their hands.
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I Am Legend overcomes questionable special effects and succeeds largely on the strength of Will Smith's mesmerizing performance.

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Anil Sinanan The Times (UK) 10/25/2017
If you ignore its flaws, I am Legend can be enjoyed as the perfect brainless Boxing Day blockbuster - but it is essentially a leftover festive turkey. Go to Full Review
Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch 10/18/2008
Smith turns in a terrific performance, nailing Neville's angst while allowing room for humor. Go to Full Review
David Ansen Newsweek 03/31/2008
I wouldn't dream of giving away the ending, but it's not likely to satisfy either the action crowd or Matheson fans. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 04/06/2024
... focuses on the visceral experience of roaming an empty New York City, a metropolitan ghost town slowly being reclaimed by foliage and wildlife (ostensibly escaped from the zoo and running wild through the abandoned streets). Go to Full Review
George Fenwick The Post NZ 10/29/2021
Will Smith is outstanding in this gripping apocalyptic tale. Go to Full Review
James Croot The Post NZ 10/29/2021
4.5/5
Amazingly, [Will Smith] not only keeps it credible, he pulls it off with aplomb. Go to Full Review
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Tyson D. @Spudsprout 1d (Overall Rating: 3.67/5) (Good) ----- (Cinematography/Atmosphere: 4/5) Very immersive world, amazing attention to detail, minimal but great soundtrack. I love to reclamation of nature. My one gripe is that CGI was lacking, even for the time. --- (Storyline/Plot: 3.5/5) I'm not here for the realism on this one and I think the story is very solid. Great foreshadowing throughout. Would have been higher if they used the alternate ending as the true ending though. --- (Acting: 4/5) This was Will Smiths prime and his emotional acting in this movie was phenomenal. --- (Character Quality: 3.5/5) I feel like the characters themselves weren't amazing, but "Frank" and the others were such an intuitive idea! --- (Entertainment Value: 4/5) The tension was built relentlessly throughout, and for a largely single Actor movie, it was never boring! --- (Expectations vs. Reality: 3/5) When I first watched this almost 20 years ago, I distinctly remember being bummed this wasn't a "zombie" movie. Probably not fair but it is what it is. Have not read the book. See more Romas M @Romas Jan 30 Greetings from Lithuania. "I Am Legend" (2007) is a very good suspense science fiction thriller. This film works as a simple character study film that is exploring, even if for a bit, what it is to be living / surviving alone and as a gut wrenching thriller. Acting was great by, actually, two stars of a movie - Will Smith and dog Sam (Abbey), she definitely deserved some nomination here. The last scene of her in a basement always brings a tear in my eye. Setting of "I Am Legend" is a one big character in this movie. Visual effects and sound effects are amazing here. Regarding the ending of this film, I liked the original ending more (one you can find as an extra on Blu Ray disk) - it adds some much more details. Alternative ending is quite good too - the one we got to see in this film. Overall, "I Am Legend" is a great sci-fi film starring Will Smith. It is truly a showcase of how a film can be very good despite being shoot with almost none characters. See more K G Jan 21 Will Smith is a hero of 0 population, but he saves everybody. I would have felt fortunate to be the only living things around the time living things have been instantly killed. The way Will Smith (actually, Robert Neville) feels about the well droughted New York - he is depressed & just having his dog. I will think of this movie whenever I hear Bob Marley's "Don't Worry About a Thing", which seemed effective because you could believe there would be hope to be saved before it is too late, which it is. Well, I like that Willow Smith is also his daughter in the movie - she is named MARLEY, after BOB MARLEY. When did he save everybody? He sacrifices his life by giving away his blood of immunity for a mother & son to survive the mutants. Thanks to that, they are part of a village populated of survivors. Does that make them the main focus? What I will criticise is the pacing (it is slow) & the mutants CGI is not good - it would be better if they they were real actors with prosthetics. See more DZ E @Ziggy88z Jan 4 85/100 a good watch See more Luis G Dec 22 A lone wolf gives his life up in the end to save humanity by finding the cure to a zombie apocalypse type of desease, what's there not to love? See more carson m Aug 25 heartbreaking movie that relies entirely on will smith, to mixed result See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Robert Neville, a scientist, is a survivor of a man-made plague that transforms humans into mutants. He wanders alone through New York City, calling out for other possible survivors and works on finding a cure for the plague using his own immune blood. Neville knows he is badly outnumbered, and the odds are against him. The infected wait for him to make a mistake that will deliver Neville into their hands.
Director
Francis Lawrence
Producer
Akiva Goldsman, James Lassiter, David Heyman, Neil Moritz
Screenwriter
Mark Protosevich
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Weed Road Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Violence|Intense Sci-Fi Action)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Horror, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 14, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$256.4M
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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