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My thoughts on "I Am Legend"

  •  01-02-2008, 5:00 PM

    My thoughts on "I Am Legend"

    The Good: Will Smith plays a character other than Will Smith. Has potential to become iconic snapshot of early twenty-first century western gadgetry. Surprisingly fast pace forces the story to tell itself without too much painful exposition.

    The Bad: Far from being a spiritual successor to Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel. Probably won’t age as well as The Omega Man. A visually stunning rendition of abandoned Manhattan Island is cheapened by BAD CG zombie vampires. Does not deliver on its much touted themes of isolation and loneliness. Dialogue on God vs Science seemed contrived. Plot resolves itself with all the complexity of a certain Will Smith/Kevin James buddy picture/debacle known as Hitch.

    I've posted the rest of my review to my blog

    As Corporal Hicks would say, "For what it's worth..."

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