Tuesday, November 3, 2009

I Am Legend by Francis Lawrence

Category: English

The first time I saw this a few years back I didn't exactly appreciate it and I think one can appreciate it only if you see it the second time after a gap. The film is definitely one of my favorite zombie driven movies.

A Doctor finds a vaccine to cure Cancer using a mutated strain of the Measles virus. The only problem is it turns out to be lethal and mutates, the virus kills 90% of humanity, the remaining 10% are left either being zombies who feast on blood or immune people about to become food for said zombies.

The film follows Will Smith's character as he tries to live a "normal life" by himself, as well as find a cure for the virus. Eventually things shape up for a big showdown as one of the zombies referred to as the Alpha Male, becomes smarter.

Recommendation level: 2/5 - It's not superb cinema, but it will do. Watch out for Will Smith, he's really stellar, even though he is such a big name.

3 comments: