Saturday, April 12, 2008

I am Legend (2007)**

I decided to wait to see this movie after reading the reviews. Watching it a few nights ago and I though that it was visually amazing, set in post-zombiefied New York. Will Smith’s acting was overall very strong. I couldn’t figure out why the reviews were so bad, that was until I came to the last 10 minutes of the film. It’s interesting how an ending can really make or break a film. As much as hate the late Charleston Heston’s support for the NRA, I think his version of this film titled Omega Man is better, simply because it has a tighter ending. It is a shame. Had they added another half hour to Legend, drawing out the ending and adding to the character development, this could have been a great film.

Watch the bonus feature if you can stomach the clips from a gruesome promotional graphic novel based on the film that was written by Orson Scott Card.

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