I Am Legend

"I Am Legend" is a post apocalyptic movie about a man named Robert Neville, played by Will Smith. Robert Neville is a scientist for the army who is trying to find a cure for a virus that turns people into vampires. This virus was created by prevent cancer but when people took it it caused them to change into vampires. Neville is trying to work on a cure in New York City, ground zero, where the outbreak first started and hit the hardest. He is somehow immune to the disease and seems to be the last man in New York City and the world. He is trying to find a cure for the disease but experimenting on vampires in his basement. He has his trusty dog by his size named Sam who goes everywhere with him and is his only companion.

This movie is visual stunning, to see New York City deserted and animals rooming freely throughout the city is remarkable. To see Robert and Sam speeding through New York City in his Red Mustang GT 500 trying to find food is great. Through out the movie you will see flashbacks of the outbreak and what happened. This part does help explain the story but the one aspect I really want to know about is how this vaccination during people into vampires, that is the only real thing that is not explained clearly. Not only is this movie thoughtful and creative it has its elements of comedy whether it is when Robert is running on the tread mill to get exercise, Sam is on another tread mill running with him. Also when Robert goes to a store to rent a DVD he was talking to the manikins and noticed a woman manikin looking at the adult section and Sam looks at Robert and he says that he will talk to her the next day they come in. The movie provides some comic elements to it even though it is generally a depressing movie, which helps lift the spirit of the movie.

The director Francis Lawrence did a great job capturing the post apocalyptic world Robert lived in. Also capturing the mood surrounding Robert, that he really was the last man on earth and how is true living friend was his dog Sam. Let me say that the dog, Sam, did well and was very good in the movie, in a way stole the movie from Will Smith. Even though the movie is about 1 hour and 40 minutes all 100 minutes of it are captivating, it is faced paced and you will not be boring. The whole idea of a post apocalyptic world was great and captivating. Without a doubt Will Smith deserves an Oscar nomination for his performance of Colonel Robert Neville.

I would certainly recommend this movie to anyone, it is a great movie and will keep you in your seats for the whole 100 minutes. I would give a 8.5/10, so check out this movie!!