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I Am Legend (2007)

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Reviews Counted:204

Fresh:140

Rotten:64

Average Rating:6.3/10

Consensus: I Am Legend overcomes questionable special effects and succeeds largely on the strength of Will Smith's mesmerizing performance.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence.

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Dec 14, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $256,339,571

Synopsis: Will Smith is Robert Neville, the lone survivor in a New York City where streets are overgrown and deer gambol among deserted automobiles. Following an epidemic, the Earth's population has been... Will Smith is Robert Neville, the lone survivor in a New York City where streets are overgrown and deer gambol among deserted automobiles. Following an epidemic, the Earth's population has been turned into an army of nocturnal zombies. Immune to the virus, military scientist Neville searches for a cure in his Washington Square townhouse. Haunted by visions of his family leaving quarantined Manhattan two years prior, he drives through the city with his German Shepherd, Sam, by day and barricades his home from the monsters nightly. But when Anna (Alice Braga)--another immune stranger-finds him, they will have to fight the onslaught twice as hard. Akiva Goldsman and Mark Protosevich's emotionally-charged script showcases the charisma of Smith, who commands the screen alone for most of the picture (aside Abbey, a talented German Shepherd). Director Francis Lawrence (CONSTANTINE) uses music minimally, wisely allowing the eerie cityscapes to remain mostly silent. The set pieces, including an overgrown, deserted Times Square and a lion hunting a deer in the Flatrion District, are goosebump-inducing moments of stark beauty. Though some may question the rendering of the monsters in CGI instead of using actors, it does allow them to be frighteningly acrobatic. A chilling and effective adaptation of a horror classic, I AM LEGEND is also a thought-provoking piece of Hollywood filmmaking. [More]

Starring: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Dash Mihok, Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Starring: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Dash Mihok, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Willow Smith, Charlie Tahan

Director: Francis Lawrence

Director: Francis Lawrence
Screenwriter: Mark Protosevich, Akiva Goldsman
Producer: Akiva Goldsman, James Lassiter, David Heyman, Neal Moritz
Composer: James Newton Howard
Studio: Warner Bros.

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May 15, 2009

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I liked a lot of things about this movie, but there were two things that I didn’t care for too much.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
02/01/08
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

It is absolutely gripping in its vision of how lonely it would be to be the last man on Earth. It's absolutely dull in almost every other respect.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
02/01/08
Paul Byrnes
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald

O impacto dramático de seu desfecho é um tributo não só à narrativa construída com talento pelo diretor, mas também ao carisma do cada vez mais eficiente Will Smith.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
01/19/08
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

I Am Legend has everything a great summer blockbuster should have - except it's hitting theaters in December, not June.

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment 1 Comment
01/17/08
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
Washington Times

Facing down a body-slamming, wholly inarticulate Alpha Male, Neville appeals to their shared humanity, even though it's obvious: the damage of difference has been done.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
01/17/08
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

merikes entyposiakes psifiakes beltistopoiiseis, anastatotikoys rythmoys, anatrihiastika plana adeias kai paratimenis sti zoygklopoiisi Neas Yorkis kai eksarseis synarpastikis drasis, na soy kratoyn syntrofia sta skotadia tis peinasmenis alla anisis, sath

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
01/14/08
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

The acting by Smith is excellent as he plays Robert Neville, a scientist who is slowly going crazy as the last uninfected human being in New York City.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment 2 Comments
01/09/08
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Las libertades que se toma al adaptar la novela de culto de Richard Matheson no impiden que sea un entretenimiento efectivo y por momentos inquietante.

Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment Comment
01/09/08
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

a solid piece of entertainment

Full Review Source: sbs.is | comment Comment
01/06/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

I Am Legend is a grenade that goes off when least expected. It has more horror than heart, but it is never boring.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
01/04/08
Rex Reed
Rex Reed
New York Observer
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So often, sci-fi is overproduced, but I Am Legend doesn't look like a CGI extravaganza. It looks like an edgy suspense movie shot on the fly in New York City after the fall. And because of that, it's all the more effective.

Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
01/04/08
Tom Charity
Tom Charity
CNN.com

A film capable of more, settling for less.

Full Review Source: House Next Door | comment Comment
01/03/08
Rob Humanick
Rob Humanick
House Next Door

Scary, thought-provoking, jump-in-your seat suspenseful, it conjures up a 'Cast Away' meets 'Dawn of the Dead' concoction full of simultaneous solitude and nightmares.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
01/02/08
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

'I Am Legend' is essentially a Will Smith one-man show, and he succeeds marvelously.

Full Review Source: Video-Reviewmaster.com | comment Comment
01/01/08
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

Smith is a good deal better than Arnold might have been, and the dog is wonderful. Watch the first hour and see something a bit special.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment 2 Comments
12/28/07
Derek Malcolm
Derek Malcolm
This is London

Bold, and successfully maintains suspense.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
12/28/07
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Independent

first-time feature director Francis Lawrence deserves an ovation for his scene-setting and early scare count.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
12/28/07
Nigel Andrews
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times

What started out so promisingly, a companion piece of sorts to Children of Men, disappears in a frenzy of screaming, head-banging, bloodiness - followed by totally unconvincing redemption.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
12/28/07
Sukhdev Sandhu
Sukhdev Sandhu
Daily Telegraph

The actor’s natural charisma carries the movie in I Am Legend, a film in which Smith is left talking to himself most of the time.

Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
12/28/07
Sun Online

There is something a bit thin about the story, and just as in 28 Days Later, I find that digital, rage-filled zombies halve in dramatic interest with every second that passes.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment 2 Comments
12/28/07
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
 
 
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December 08, 2008: Will Smith Outlines "Fantastic Prequel Idea" for I Am Legend Opens in new window
Never mind all that stuff about the next "I Am Legend" movie being a sequel -- Will Smith gave the straight scoop to Collider recently, and outlined his ideas for the "Legend"... More...

November 25, 2008: A Sequel for I Am Legend? Opens in new window
It's utterly unverified, but AICN has started a rumor that the upcoming "I Am Legend" prequel may not be a prequel at all, but will instead pick up the story of Will Smith's... More...

September 25, 2008: Will Smith Is Still Legend Opens in new window
Warner Bros. is moving ahead with its rumored "I Am Legend" prequel, and has hired D.B. Weiss to write a script based on an outline by Will Smith, Francis Lawrence, Akiva... More...

July 28, 2008: Weekly Ketchup: TRON, I Am Legend, Hercules, Red Sonja, And More
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