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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.

Australian Rating: M [See Full Rating] Moderate horror violence and themes

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

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... 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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Even as an incredibly expensive hunk of eye candy, the film comes up surprisingly short.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
12/14/07
Peter Sobczynski
Peter Sobczynski
eFilmCritic.com

Had I Am Legend kept its personal, human and contemplative atmosphere over the loud, crowd-pleasing whiz-bang action, these messages of faith may have carried more weight and heart.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
12/14/07
Todd Hertz
Todd Hertz
Christianity Today

I Am Legend is a scientific marvel - A must see on a cold winter night!!

Full Review Source: Entertainment Spectrum | comment Comment
12/14/07
Vince Koehler
Vince Koehler
Entertainment Spectrum

While scary at first, the film dies shortly after it gets going.

Full Review Source: Beaumont Journal | comment Comment
12/14/07
Danny Minton
Danny Minton
Beaumont Journal

For most of the way it's starker (even with the comic relief) and more eerie in its atmospherics than the usual big-budget monster.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
12/14/07
Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune

I Am Legend should be a stark, frightening story of post-apocalyptic New York, but the film is shockingly never once scary, valuing countless overhead shots of an empty Manhattan over anything relatable.

Full Review Source: The Deadbolt | comment Comment
12/14/07
Brian Tallerico
Brian Tallerico
The Deadbolt

Downright hokey...a billboard for a Batman-Superman team-up movie...will elicit more gasps from the fanboys than anything else.

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment 7 Comments
12/14/07
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

If you like your science fiction with some popcorn-throwing moments, check out this post-apocalyptic story before someone spoils it for you.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
12/14/07
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

Smith has the ability to make you feel he's a regular guy put into an extraordinary situation, instead of a movie superhero who handles such things as a matter of course.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
12/14/07
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Good enough that the mistakes it makes are genuinely frustrating rather than feeling par for the course.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
12/14/07
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

Mind-blowing excitement, an expert thriller that really thrills and makes you think. A special shout-out for the dog, Sam. Now that's acting!

Full Review Source: Maxim | comment 1 Comment
12/14/07
Pete Hammond
Pete Hammond
Maxim

Provides a well-produced, if not necessarily fresh, version of the apocalyptic scenario, with the most haunting visuals being that of empty New York.

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
12/13/07
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

I Am Legend is a depressing experience. For everything it gets right, dozens of things go horribly, horribly wrong.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
12/13/07
Bill Gibron
Bill Gibron
PopMatters

The movie ... seems to mutate into a clone of 28 Days Later since the virus not only has altered those infected ... but have transformed many of them into CGI figures ...

Full Review Source: Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) | comment 8 Comments
12/13/07
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

I Am Legend simply sucks but that's putting it a little too mildly when the last man on earth is liable to skip over it in favor of I Am Sam.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment 9 Comments
12/13/07
Erik Childress
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

Feels like a false start allowed to run the length of the track. There's an effort, but nothing is really accomplished.

Full Review Source: Mark Reviews Movies | comment 1 Comment
12/13/07
Mark Dujsik
Mark Dujsik
Mark Reviews Movies

A film that obviously feels familiar, yet fresh and exciting at the same time

Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
12/13/07
Jim Judy
Jim Judy
Screen It!

a captivating and exciting film because of Smith, but even he can't save us from this ending.

Full Review Source: WaffleMovies.com | comment Comment
12/13/07
Willie Waffle
Willie Waffle
WaffleMovies.com

though a little too pat in its conclusion, the journey it takes to get there is no less entertaining.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
12/13/07
David Thomas
David Thomas
Filmcritic.com

yet another instance where Smith does all he can, but his material ultimately fails him.

Full Review Source: Gazette (MD) | comment Comment
12/13/07
Jeffrey Lyles
Jeffrey Lyles
Gazette (MD)
 
 
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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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