This movie made me tense, which is a compliment for a thriller. From the first scenes I was at the edge of my seat, waiting for something to happen. And this was when the movie was its best. Later, when things start happening non-stop it is a bit less thrilling, but still good.
I Am Legend relies almost completely on Will Smith, and luckily, he can carry it off. He plays a scientist, the last man on earth presumably, still trying to find a vaccine for the virus that turned humanity into zombie like creatures of the night.
Smith plays the role very well, seeming brilliant in his scientific endeavours while also seeming just on the edge of insanity from having lived alone for so long. His only companion, his German shepherd named Sam, is a pivotal character, because when she saves his life but is transformed in a dog-zombie, it unleashes his change into quite possibly a mad scientist.
I just wish for once, the dog could be fine. I want the dogs in movies to live more than the people many times. They could have thrown one other person in this movie, and let the person die instead of the dog.
The movie was nicely done and was a good ride, but after you turn it off, some big holes in the plot appear. Where did the other two survivors that appear late in the movie come from? I mean we establish that New York is totally isolated. How did they get there? And if there is no one else alive, why does Smith keep sending out radio signals every day hoping to contact someone? He is pretty adamant that there is no one else out there.
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