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I Am Legend (2007)

Genre: Science Fiction/Horror

Directors: Francis Lawrence

Certificate: I Am Legend was rated 15A by the Irish Film Censor's Office (www.ifco.ie) i.e. suitable for persons of 15 years of age and older.  Those under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Violence = strong. Drugs = none. Sex/Nudity = none. Language = mild.

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I Am Legend

  Plot Summary & Review

Not bad start to 2008 as we see Will Smith as Robert Neville a former scientist and the last fully functioning man on earth, a sole survivor (or so he thinks) of a world dominating virus created by man to cure cancer, but which instead manages to kill 588 million people in 2009 when it raged around the world.

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In 2012 we see Neville (along with his trusted dog Sam) cut a sad, solitary figure as he wanders aimlessly around a deserted and overgrown New York City, having continual flashbacks about his last memories of family life, whilst religiously sending out messages to anyone who may have survived.

Robert is also trying to keep himself alive for the sake of the human race (as he appears somehow immune to the virus) and for those who have been infected, as he attempts desperately to find a cure.

However, in order to find the cure, he has to seek out the infected beings at night, who seem to have completely forgotten how to function as humans.  They hunt in packs killing anything that crosses their path.  So Robert either has to kill them to survive, or capture them and incarcerate them in his underground lab for research purposes, in the vain hope of finding the elusive formula that will facilitate mankind's ultimate survival.

The special effects in I Am Legend are quite brilliant, with some wonderful opening scenes around the streets of New York.  Will Smith who has to ostensibly carry this film single handedly for around 70 per cent of the running time (no mean feat by anyone’s standards) executes it very well, whilst still managing to keep it interesting.  However, the pace lacks a wee bit of fluidity on times, coming across as just a tad too noble for its own good, and it's missing the grit and hard edged reality of 28 Days Later for instance.  That said, I Am Legend is an enjoyable, well made film, with the charismatic Smith adding yet another worthwhile offering to his ever growing list of movies.  In a word - Entertaining.

Reviewed by Mary Kate, Premier Movie Reviews 2007

If you enjoy I Am Legend you might also enjoy 28 Weeks Later or Children of Men

Main Cast

Will Smith

Alice Braga

Salli Richardson

Willow Smith

Charlie Tahan

Darrell Foster

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