Review: I Am Legend
Okay, here's a little secret I've been sitting on. I am a huge post-apocalyptic movie fan. Even if it's really badly written, I can generally enjoy the imaginings of the weird fantasy world in which the movie is set.
Unfortunately, despite my imagination, I Am Legend disappointed me. In order not to spoil it, I'll just say that I really liked the first half of the movie. Many plot devices seemed to be set up. The story was smart and suspenseful. The monsters were nearly unseen and scarier for it. Also, Will Smith is one of the best actors I've ever seen on the big screen. He's so genuine and believable. The second half went quickly downhill with a poorly developed character, seemingly added into the movie as an after thought and convenient plot device. The earlier clues I had that the plot might move in a very interesting, intelligent direction were dropped, seemingly ignored and forgotten.
My husband said it best. It's like the first and second halves of the movie were written by different people. *sigh* I had high hopes. But, you know, it was still fun to go watch buff Will Smith do pull ups with no shirt on. Three out of five stars, mostly due to the weak ending.
Unfortunately, despite my imagination, I Am Legend disappointed me. In order not to spoil it, I'll just say that I really liked the first half of the movie. Many plot devices seemed to be set up. The story was smart and suspenseful. The monsters were nearly unseen and scarier for it. Also, Will Smith is one of the best actors I've ever seen on the big screen. He's so genuine and believable. The second half went quickly downhill with a poorly developed character, seemingly added into the movie as an after thought and convenient plot device. The earlier clues I had that the plot might move in a very interesting, intelligent direction were dropped, seemingly ignored and forgotten.
My husband said it best. It's like the first and second halves of the movie were written by different people. *sigh* I had high hopes. But, you know, it was still fun to go watch buff Will Smith do pull ups with no shirt on. Three out of five stars, mostly due to the weak ending.
posted by Bert at 7:30 PM
1 Comments:
hmmm...the hubby and i were contemplating going to see that. perhaps we will wait till it comes out on dvd and use the precious babysitter money elsewhere. :-)
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