Will Smith, Alice Braga, Salli Richardson
Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.
DVD Release Date: March 18, 2008
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October 2, 2009I can see why a lot of people didn't like this film. It's not mindless and full of explosions. I guess people were looking for an action film. Ha, good, I'm glad, because this is a rather good character study of the last man on earth, which is a far more interesting story than an...( read more)
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May 31, 2009Will Smith plays a researcher who is trying to find a cure to a plague that has transformed most of humanity into Morlock-like beings. He and his dog are the last sane beings in New York city.
I enjoyed the movie. It has its share of terror, hope and sadness. Will does a gr...( read more) -
May 11, 2009Yes, Will Smith is gorgeous and can carry a movie on his own. The only thing lacking in this movie was a sense of plausibility.
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April 7, 2009There are two problems with this flick mainly, one, the idea and look of of the film is now been done sooooo often, recently with 28 Days and Weeks Later in London and to be fair they are a much better grittier afair than this Hollywood cgi offering. The whole idea of civilizatio...( read more)
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March 19, 2009Never loses momentum, boasts great special effects, and unlike most movies of its kind, this one actually has interesting character depth and offers something to think about.
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November 18, 2009Will Smith proves that he is more than a pretty face capitalizing on his fame and fortune. Offering a brilliant performance as the protagonist of the film, he provides a heart-wrenching look into the future of a world infected. The poor CGI can be forgiven; what cannot, however...( read more)
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November 15, 2009Francis Lawrence's eerie, vaguely futuristic sci-fi/action thriller exists in a New York not terribly far-removed from present day, and as such it is kind of terrifying in its implications. Robert Neville (Will Smith) is a military scientist who, we are informed in the opening, b...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
December 28, 2007
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
December 14, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
I Am Legend is a blockbuster like no other, one that finds its grandness in modesty. It's a star vehicle with a star who knows his place in the universe. full review
December 14, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie works well while it's running, although it raises questions that later only mutate in our minds. full review
December 14, 2007
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Lawrence's direction is patient, solid and suspenseful, and his vision of a lone fellow wandering through the atavistic hulk of Manhattan yields an indelible portrait of post-cataclysmic solitude. full review
December 14, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today
[Smith's] powerful performance is not enough to save the movie -- initially a potent meditation on loneliness and an absorbing doomsday action movie -- from taking a wrong turn and never getting back ... full review
December 14, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim
Mind-blowing excitement, an expert thriller that really thrills and makes you think. A special shout-out for the dog, Sam. Now that's acting! full review
December 13, 2007
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
In spite of its third-act collapse into obviousness and sentimentality, I Am Legend is among Will Smith's better movies.
December 13, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Big Willie has no problem holding the screen. In fact, trouble enters only when the script overcomplicates things in the end. Until then, especially in a growling dogfight, director Francis Lawrence k... full review
December 12, 2007
Armond White, The New York Press
While I Am Legend is formulaic sci-fi action (ripping-off 28 Weeks Later) it's only interesting as a cultural-political artifact. full review
December 10, 2007
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
The first two thirds and change of I Am Legend is terrific mindless fun: crackerjack action with gnashing vampires barely glimpsed (and scarier for that) and how'd-they-do-that New York locations that... full review
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February 13, 2009i like this movie is very fantastik and amazing..Will Smith you are very good actor and very coll.GOD BLESS YOU...
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February 1, 2009I Am Legend, it seems like people really like it, or don't like it. I for one, LOVED it! And I have to admit that the CGI wasn't the best I've ever seen, but to me, I Am Legend isn't about the looks. It was the story that got me. The idea that you are the only person in NYC would scare the death outta me. And then having to kill your best friend. It was when I was watching I Am Legend that I realized what the true meaning of being alone was.
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October 10, 2008will was creative ....strong movie ,fantastic....will reached my top actress list bacause this film.....
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October 10, 2008
will was creative ....strong movie ,fantastic....will reached my top actress list bacause this film.....
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July 20, 2008Very cool movie, had no idea what this movie was about when I started. Great action & horror, excellent visuals. Worth owning the DVD, Enjoy ;)
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June 17, 2008It was a good film. Will smith did a good job and it was quite creepy! One things for certain, will smith is damn hot and a brilliant actor.
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May 31, 2008
Finally I have picked up a good movie from the video store. It's a good thriller having you sitting on the edge of your seat. It is a bit scary no doubt about that. Not for the faint hearted. Will Smith's acting is superb, The special effects and the story are believ'able. Also the director should be credited for doing a fine job. However, I wished the dog survived. Overall It a great film for the type of movie that it portrayal's.
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May 9, 2008Could someone help me in downloading this movie? Can u give me a website address, where i could download hollywood movies?
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