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.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Jan 3, 2008 Wide
US 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... [More]
Starring: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Dash Mihok, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Director: Francis Lawrence
Reviews for I Am Legend
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 3/5 |
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 |
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The end result is an eerie, creepy, doomsday-laden film with plenty of thrills %u2013 and for anyone so inclined, a smattering of metaphors that pass comment on the human condition. Full Review |
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Inevitably, ideas give way to special-effects Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
I Am Legend is three film genres for the price of one: Science Fiction, Action, and Horror, and while it's no classic in any one arena it remains edgy fun. Full Review |
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3/4 |
This is no graphic shoot-’em-up but an intelligent, if sometimes sentimental, exploration of human decency and responsibility that ponders the limits of rationality and faith. Full Review |
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There are some good points, but there are too many ineffectual aspects that keep I Am Legend from being the sophisticated film it was clearly meant to be. Full Review |
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Smith turns in a terrific performance, nailing Neville's angst while allowing room for humor. Full Review |
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Smith still manages to find something touching and occasionally even tragic in the character. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
For everything that is good about it, though, I Am Legend struggles against two primary problems. Full Review |
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4/4 |
It left me highly entertained, since out of the original story the filmmakers have created a different, but exciting and tense story filled with action, suspense and a lead character you can truly care about. Full Review |
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When they do, banging their heads against plate glass as movie zombies always do, I started needing something else to think about. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Click to read the article Full Review |
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3/4 |
I Am Legend is far from a feel-good film; it's a familiar (for fans of Stephen King's The Stand or Heston's Omega Man) post-apocalyptic adventure rife with chills and hopelessness. Full Review |
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5/10 |
Will Smith shows some promise trying to find a cure for a horrific virus, but somehow the plot becomes Shrek, Bob Marley and God trying to save the world. Full Review |
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3/5 |
I am Legend works as a routine timewaster. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
With "I Am Legend," Will Smith has accomplished what Tom Hanks did back in 2000: Effectively star in a movie that involves very little interaction with other human counterparts. Full Review |
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3/4 |
The monsters are routine CGI creations, crudely animated and unconvincing. In a film of such visual majesty and surprisingly weighty drama, they present an unfortunate and needless distraction. Full Review |
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I wouldn't dream of giving away the ending, but it's not likely to satisfy either the action crowd or Matheson fans. Full Review |
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6/10 |
...a triumph of set design and CGI over story line or credibility. Full Review |
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If a horror movie is of true holy-bejesus caliber, you should be exhaling with relief at the end instead of thinking, 'Gee, that went fast!' Full Review |
CommentLatest News for I Am Legend
December 08, 2008:
Will Smith Outlines "Fantastic Prequel Idea" for I Am Legend 
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?
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
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:
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