I Am Legend DVD Review Film (2008)

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I AM LEGEND DVD REVIEW

Certificate: 12A

Genre: Adventure

Chris' Verdict On I Am Legend DVD Review: 6/10- "I have to say that
when I heard about the plot for this film I did not expect it to be very
interesting and unfortunately I was not proved wrong. However, Will Smith
gives a good performance.."

Ellie's Verdict on I Am Legend DVD Review: 6/10- "There was not
enough happening in this film and simply not enough cast members for
this film to be interesting and remotely exciting. Hopefully Will Smith will
stop making these solo epics.."

For more information read the review below

Film Release date: 14th December 2007

I Am Legend DVD Review

This is probably the most hyped film of the year and arguably has the most
interesting trailer. The film appears to be a more realistic version of the Resident
Evil series. The plot revolves around a Dr Neville who is the last man surviving in
New York City and the whole world for that matter. He has remained in the city in
order to try and a find a cure for the deadly virus responsible for the death of 90%
of the population and the majority of the rest turned into flesh eating monsters.

We see the loneliness he suffers and the desolation of a once thriving city. The
doctor goes through painstakingly methodical processes to ensure he survives
and to stop the creatures from finding his whereabouts. The film tries to explain
why the situation is how it is through a number of flashbacks although it is difficult
to actually work out how the miracle cure to cancer had managed to turn into a
deadly virus. Through the flashbacks we learn the fate of the family and the
important role that the doctor played in finding a cure for the disease.

There was little dialogue in this film which results in large periods of monotonous
silence at times. There is some humorous dialogue between Dr Neville and his
dog. The special effects are brilliant in particular the scenes with the animals. The
closing scenes were full of fantastic action and it is a shame that the rest of the
film was not the same. The trailer suggests a film of action and suspense. There is
too much suspense with very little action other than Will Smith playing golf, hunting
deer and collecting his crops. Admittedly certain aspects of the plot are
unbelievable but that is to be expected from a film of this genre.

Will Smith is good despite the ailing plot. It seems that Will Smith is continuing his
trend of films showing his muscles and him battling against the world. There was
humour in places, in particular in his dialogue with cardboard cut outs. Large
numbers of the audience were so bored they left before the end. Ultimately, this
film had the potential to be good but was too slow, lacked dialogue, painfully dull in
places and not worth the ticket price.

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