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Release Date:
14 December 2007 (USA) moreTagline:
The last man on earth is not alone morePlot:
Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
7 wins & 17 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(395 articles)
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A missed opportunity moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sun. July 19 | 12:00 PM | MAX | |||
| Fri. July 24 | 4:05 PM | MAX | |||
| Fri. July 24 | 10:00 PM | MAX | more |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Will Smith | ... | Robert Neville | |
| Alice Braga | ... | Anna | |
| Charlie Tahan | ... | Ethan | |
| Salli Richardson-Whitfield | ... | Zoe (as Salli Richardson) | |
| Willow Smith | ... | Marley | |
| Darrell Foster | ... | Mike - Military Escort | |
| April Grace | ... | TV Personality | |
| Dash Mihok | ... | Alpha Male | |
| Joanna Numata | ... | Alpha Female | |
| Abbey | ... | Sam | |
| Kona | ... | Sam | |
| Samuel Glen | ... | Military Driver - Jay | |
| James Michael McCauley | ... | Male Evacuee (as James McCauley) | |
| Marin Ireland | ... | Woman Evacuee | |
| Pedro Mojica | ... | Sergeant |
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Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
101 minLanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
South Korea:12 | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-15 | UK:15 | Malaysia:U | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Hong Kong:IIB | Taiwan:PG-12 | France:Unrated | Australia:M | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Brazil:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:16 | Slovakia:12 | Czech Republic:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43988) | Denmark:11 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Sweden:15 | Germany:16 | Australia:MA (DVD) | New Zealand:M | Venezuela:PG-13 | Peru:14 | Netherlands:12 | South Africa:13V | Austria:14 | Japan:U | India:A (cinema release) | Iceland:14Fun Stuff
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The film was green-lit without a script. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Neville is closing the windows after Anna and Ethan are in his apartment, his shirt changes from long sleeve white to dark short sleeve, then back again when he leaves the room. moreQuotes:
[first lines]TV Personality: The world of medicine has seen its share of miracle cures, from the polio vaccine to heart transplants. But all past achievements may pale in comparison to the work of Dr. Alice Krippin. Thank you so much for joining us this morning.
Dr. Alice Krippin: Not at all.
TV Personality: So, Dr. Krippin, give it to me in a nutshell.
Dr. Alice Krippin: Well, the premise is quite simple - um, take something designed by nature and reprogram it to make it work for the body rather than against it.
TV Personality: You're talking about a virus?
Dr. Alice Krippin: Indeed, yes. In this case the measles, um, virus which has been engineered at a genetic level to be helpful rather than harmful. Um, I find the best way to describe it is if you can... if you can imagine your body as a highway, and you picture the virus as a very fast car, um, being driven by a very bad man. Imagine the damage that car can cause. Then if you replace that man with a cop... the picture changes. And that's essentially what we've done.
TV Personality: And how many people have you treated so far?
Dr. Alice Krippin: Well, we've had ten thousand and nine clinical trials in humans so far.
TV Personality: And how many are cancer-free?
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Stir It Up moreFAQ
Can I watch the first movie adaptation online?Can someone help me to understand the butterfly thing?
Why do some sources refer to the creatures as "Hemocytes" instead of "Dark Seekers"?
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Let's get the obvious stuff out of the way - Will Smith is excellent, as usual. The scenes of an abandoned New York are amazing, in much the same way as the shots of a deserted London in 28 Days Later.
Now on to the disappointing stuff - the CGI work throughout the film is terrible. 14 years after Jurassic Park, and this is seriously the best they could do? I could live with the CGI animals, but the CGI 'infected' are just beyond belief. They all look the same, they all behave in ways that are clearly opposed to the laws of physics, and they all look as though they've stepped out of a cartoon or a computer game.
It's hard to overstate just how unconvincing the CGI work is; about half-way through the film stops being 'real' and turns into an absurd mix of the real world and sub-par animation. It's more 'Mary Poppins' than '28 Days Later'.
Real people with prosthetics would have made a much greater impact, and may have added some genuine thrills into what is otherwise a fairly dull film.
The ending - and I won't use any spoilers - is very weak. Ultimately, 'I Am Legend' is a wasted opportunity; worth watching, but only just.