January 3, 2008

I Am Legend

2007 / Francis Lawrence > Will Smith's best acting effort to date. Atrocious CGI mutants. Excellent action sequences. First 80% puts it in the top 5% of all sci-fi films ever made. Last 20% moves it back to the middle of the pack. Most of the story is better than the novel, but the ending, which couldn't have happened in the novel, was too Spielbergian to be effective. This wasn't just a weak ending; it was bad enough to render the whole film meaningless and tasteless.