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2007
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Positive Reviews
70
Negative reviews
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Average Rating
3.5
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1.5
Inevitably, theres running, screaming, shooting, and CGI humanoids who look like the stretchy mouthed baddie from The Mummy and act like sunlight aver ..
Av Club
3.5
The high definition transfer, though, is a flat out five star piece of work.
Den Of Geek
1.5
Unfortunately, after those first 10 minutes, its all downhill for I Am Legend, as the film descends into a monster movie malaise starring a horde of b ..
Austin Chronicle
2.5
Throwing Will Smith s star power and shed loads of CGI at a remake of the 1971 sci fi movie The Omega Man makes sound commercial sense.
Time Out
2.0
Smith still manages to find something touching and occasionally even tragic in the character.
Screen Daily
3.8
And director Francis Lawrence generates suspense effectively, even though it largely comes down to the monster movie staple of creatures leaping out o ..
Rogerebert
2.8
Its almost worth a ticket just to witness a wildly marketed, blockbuster film remain so still and mannered.
E Film Critic
4.5
The movie takes chances, assuming its audience is up for more than ear splitting explosions, zombie retreads, and happy, catchphrase laden endings; ev ..
Cinema Blend
4.4
This is the third adaptation of Richard Mathesons 1954 novel, one of those sci fi horror stories inspired by our fears of outer space and the strange ..
Ny Daily News
3.5
But too many of the sequences featuring the infected looked a little too computer generated for my taste, and the ending of the film, while dark and w ..
JoBlo
4.0
These scenes are very compelling and give us a lot of insight into both his character and his pain.All of this is great stuff and quite riveting.
Screen Rant
3.1
There are long stretches of the film that are wonderfully quiet, as Neville and Sam (short for Samantha) prowl around, or sit by the South Street Seap ..
Philly
3.0
For most viewers, the fascination will come from contemplating what it would be like if a plague hit that couldnt be stopped and identifying familiar ..
Spirituality And Practice
3.5
Lawrences direction, too, is more subdued and artful than you expect to find in a high ticket holiday blockbuster, notwithstanding a smattering of che ..
Village Voice
3.1
powerful performance is not enough to save the movie initially a potent meditation on loneliness and an absorbing doomsday action movie from taking a ..
Usa Today
2.0
Smith ( above) is Robert Neville, possibly Earths only human survivor of a deadly man made virus that turns its victims into nocturnal mutant cannibal ..
The Times
3.5
The acting by Smith is excellent as he plays Robert Neville, a scientist who is slowly going crazy as the last uninfected human being in New York City ..
Lariat
3.5
The decision to create the zombies with computers instead of good old fashioned actors in makeup does not pay off; they never look any better than vid ..
Eric Ds Nider
3.5
The result is a film that obviously feels familiar, yet fresh and exciting at the same time.
Screen It
3.0
Its basically just an excuse for a series of violent set pieces that dont really have any logic to them, and lead to a ridiculously overwrought Hollyw ..
Shadows On The Wall
3.0
In particular, fans of the book will be mortally offended by the (reputedly reshot) ending, which is distinctly disappointing.This is never less than ..
View London
3.2
The new one is no exception.You may want to laugh at it, but the laughter catches in your throat because the films centerpiece a humanless New York Ci ..
Cs Monitor
3.5
Even though Lawrences film is an honorable attempt to bring more depth and meaning to the tale, ultimately he probably should have opted for more gore ..
Film Journal
3.0
It is absolutely gripping in its vision of how lonely it would be to be the last man on Earth. Its absolutely dull in almost every other respect.
Smh
2.5
By the time we get to masses of computer generated monsters, the whole thing has gone to video game hell.Any illusion of solidity is lost with these i ..
Mountain X
3.5
The scares are effective for a good long while, and theres an intriguing terrorism subtext for anyone who wants to read a little real world relevance ..
Npr
3.5
I wish I could say I Am Legend is two movies for the price of one, but its more the case of a film with schizoid identity, one that feels obligated to ..
Emanuellevy
3.5
Generally well done, the movie owes much of its appeal to star Will Smith.
Reel Talk Reviews
2.5
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Throughout Sicario: Day of the Soldado, characters talk about things needing to be clean, which pretty much means that a l ..
Q Network
3.0
Smith succeeds in communicating more than his usual loose, improvisational charm.
Daily Mail
3.5
And so it is, though at least it never becomes a soulless monster hunt videogame like Resident Evil.
Ew
3.5
Its the mechanics of his day to day survival that are most fascinating for anyone whos imagined surviving doomsday.
Slate
3.0
By day, its a limber, thoughtful and supremely effective drama.By night, its a drooling, lurching, crushingly stupid and clumsily executed VFX disaste ..
Empire
3.0
If anyone had any doubts left that Will Smith could carry a movie, I AM LEGEND will banish them forever.
Common Sense Media
3.8
But failing that, you hope for solid popcorn movies that you wont regret having spent money on as soon as the lights go up.So this is one of those pop ..
Movies
2.5
But theres only so much you can do with CGI monsters that dont seem right for this kind of sci fi scenario.
Sf Gate
3.0
The movies villains cant quite match the stunning disaster porn, the chalky CGI creatures too awkwardly digital to scare.
Bbc
2.5
Heres hoping it will have a smarter ending and be more legendary than this one.
Time
3.5
The joy of the movie is watching the slow unfolding of a world, circa 2012, in disaster.And theres a kick back and enjoy the spectacle pleasure to wat ..
Washington Post
3.8
I Am Legend is not without some stumbling blocks, but it also stands as a worthy achievementaan engrossing thinking persons science fiction tale with ..
The Movie Boy
3.0
The movie is simply okay. Not awful, not great. Definitely beneath Smiths abilities, though.
Bullz-Eye
2.8
Laura: This next Will Smith holiday blockbuster waiting to happen is a mixed bag in both its story execution and special effects.
Reeling Reviews
4.5
There is, instead, nothing.No noise the world without us, without humans, is bone chilingly quiet.
Flickfilosopher
3.8
Smith nails the portrayal. Its not the kind of work that will earn him an Oscar nomination but audiences usually dont see better than this in genre fi ..
ReelViews
3.0
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La ..
Calendar Live
3.8
Nevertheless I Am Legend combines the right elements for a rousing and gripping cinematic experience.
Hollywood
3.5
Each is better than average, and the experience is fairly gripping.
Seattle Pi
4.5
I Am Legend (9/10) by Tony Medley The cast of this is pretty short, Will Smith and a German shepherd named Sam.Well, there are other people in the fil ..
Tony Medley
3.5
(CNN) If anyones going to be the last man on Earth, then Will Smith seems like an ideal candidate.Will Smith plays the survivor of a plague in I Am Le ..
Cnn
3.8
Will Smith rages from his solitary hell in I Am Legend, yet this remarkable sci fi thriller works a lot better than anyone could have expected.
The Star
3.8
Director Francis Lawrence (Constantine) definitely knows how to build and sustain tension.
Deseret News
4.0
Director Francis Lawrence is not afraid to let the story unravel at a steady pace; instead of relying on pace, he injects tension into every scene.
Urban Cine File
4.0
One may empathize with the residents and workers of the Big Apple.
Varia Gate
5.0
But whatever the reason, I just love movies like these and this is one of the best of the genre.
Three Movie Buffs
3.0
Its a better than average blockbuster, which sweeps around some large ideas and interesting themes, but never delves for long enough to make this film ..
Digital Spy
3.8
I Am Legend is also a re remake of 1964s Vincent Price film The Last Man on Earth and The Omega Man, the 1971 Charlton Heston flick shot in an LA empt ..
New York Post
5.0
Its simply one of the sharpest, funniest, sweetest films to come along in a long while.BRADLEY STEINBACHER The Kite Runner dir.
The Stranger
3.1
At first, it seems this may be an ironic jab.After all, this is a dark, apocalyptic film about one man left to rot in a seemingly Godless world.
Christianity Today
4.5
Will Smiths astounding performance as he carries the grim weight of this epic ordeal on his shoulders solo, is never less than physically, psychologic ..
News Blaze
2.5
But who knows how a holiday season release of this summer style blockbuster will be met
News Blaze
4.4
I Am Legend Review By Joe Lozito Legend Has It Movie title I Am Legend Release year 2007 MPAA Rating PG 13 Our rating Summary Superlative fright fest ..
Big Picture Big Sound
4.4
Lawrence gives the audience many awesome action scenes, heartpumping chases, and more tension filled moments of waiting for something horrible to emer ..
Waffle Movies
3.8
It can be argued that, of late, every Will Smith film is a tragedy in progress that must be overcome by the actor until we reach a conclusion by the c ..
Movie Crypt
2.5
Combining the poor choice of Will Smith in the lead with some of the worst CG work since Van Helsing, this dog makes the recent The Invasion come acro ..
ComingSoon
4.0
I wouldnt dream of giving away the ending, but its not likely to satisfy either the action crowd or Matheson fans.
News Week
4.0
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3.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
3.8
In the end, it does nothing too original with its (by now) hoary premise.But Lawrences direction is patient, solid and suspenseful, and his vision of ..
Chron
3.0
Richard Mathesons sci fi novel about the last man left alive on earth has been filmed twice, most memorably as The Omega Man with Charlton Heston in 1 ..
Film Guardian
2.5
But after its promising setup, I Am Legend misses opportunity after opportunity to be more than a monster movie.
Mercury News
3.0
But before things get too depressing and hopeless this is after all a multi million dollar Hollywood production I Am Legend predictably veers away fro ..
Scifi Movie Page
2.5
Lawrence parlays some of them into very strong moments of suspense, but others simply weary us by underscoring emotional elements with maudlin (and of ..
Flip Side Archive
2.5
What starts off as a compelling drama descends into a stock B grade horror flick with some of the worst big budget special effects of recent memory.
From The Balcony
3.5
The finale is swift and senseless.So far no one has gotten the ending of this story right.
Ny Mag
3.5
Its like someone popping your big balloon as the momentum of the story fades.
Review Express
4.5
Greater praise hath no man.Its quite different from the film, mind, but not in a bad way.
Future Movies
5.0
I Am Legend is an exciting thriller with dramatic twists and turns.
Entertainment Spectrum
5.0
Every opportunity they had to ruin it gets salvaged by great filmmaking.The emotional and expository flashback dream sequences are delivered with appr ..
Can Mag
2.0
But the genre has thinned out over subsequent years despite the concerted efforts of filmmakers like Roland Emmerich and Michael Bay.
Movies Ign
2.2
For a movie made up of a few genuine shocks and some memorable special effects its surprising how little suspense there is and how little story the fi ..
Film Critic 1963 Typepad
4.4
Smith is given the opportunity to explore every emotion and he does them all admirably.
Crazed Fan Boy
4.0
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Cine Rina
4.0
Even weeks after having seen the film, I can still remember many of the nuances of Smiths performance in my usual vortex of forgettable film screening ..
Horror
3.5
The unexpected strength of the films first two thirds, its silences, restrained sentiment, and tension give this blockbuster action film veracity.
Mubi
2.5
Feels like a false start allowed to run the length of the track. Theres an effort, but nothing is really accomplished.
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3.8
The city looks cool, even if the CGI infected look no better than the vampires in 30 Days of Night..This is no horror film.
Sea Coast Online
2.9
The film is at its best when it is in observational mode, watching the emotionally fragile Smith move through this world alone, Omega Man style.
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