I Am Legend: DVD, Blu-ray Review (2008)

3/24/2008 Posted by Admin

“I Am Legend” DVD, Blu-ray

Another day, another movie that features a virus wiping out humanity.

In this case, the exception is Will Smith’s resourceful Robert Neville. Save for his faithful dog, Neville is alone in this science-fiction/horror potboiler--or so he thinks before the undead start charging after him at night.

Based on Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel--which has been filmed twice before, first with Vincent Price in 1964’s “The Last Man Standing” and then in 1971 with Charlton Heston in “The Omega Man”--the movie is strong until its final third, when it lapses into a funk of cliches and sentiment that undermine much of the goodwill that came before it.

Still, since what comes before it is involving--the special effects are especially good --the movie is recommended, with reservations.

Rated PG-13. Grade: B-

View the video review below. It's the second review in a series of three reviews: