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I Am Legend

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

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:26-12-2007

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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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

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
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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

Much better than any self-respecting science fiction fan could have hoped for . . .

Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page | comment Comment
12/28/07
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page

When I am Legend reaches for the tissues in the third act, director Lawrence loses his grip on the film entirely

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
12/25/07
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

Francis Lawrence's 'I Am Legend': The First Half - Its Better Half - Plays Like An Extremely Effective 'Anti-Michael Vick Flick'

Full Review Source: Passionate Moviegoer | comment 1 Comment
12/25/07
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Passionate Moviegoer

It's a well-made and chillingly effective zombie movie, but that's all it is.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
12/24/07
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

While the last half hour is a weak and unnecessary pat ending typical of Hollywood, Lawrence wins me over on the first half, and I absolutely loved what was on display here...

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
12/24/07
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

...virtually a one-man show for [Will] Smith, who commands the screen.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
12/22/07
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

Thanks to the botched cancer cure, 'social de-evolution has occurred,' says Will. 'And typical human behavior is now entirely absent.' In other words, it's another night on the town with Lindsay Lohan!

Full Review Source: MovieJuice! | comment Comment
12/21/07
Mark Ramsey
Mark Ramsey
MovieJuice!

... does its job very well: we jump, we cringe, we even weep. Sometimes it goes just a little beyond the predictable as well.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
12/21/07
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

The opening act is too magnificent for the terrible ending to wreck it.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
12/20/07
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy
 
 
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Latest News for I Am Legend

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
In this special edition Weekly Ketchup, the sequels, prequels and comic book heroes keep coming, as we have the latest from Comic Con. More...

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