Movie Review: I Am Legend

At a loose end with no chores to do I decided to escape for the afternoon to cooler climes - an air conditioned cinema had the greatest appeal.

I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Will Smith's character is a bit like Tom Hanks' in Castaway where he 'talks' Mr Wilson. A few scenes make you jump in your seat, but it is really well done.

The sets were amazing. Eerie, but amazing. You really felt as though you were there. It's scary to think that with all the great advances in medicine, there could be a downside too.

Plot: Robert Neville is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable…and man-made. Somehow immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City…and maybe the world. But he is not alone. He is surrounded by “The Infected” – victims of the plague who have mutated into carnivorous beings who can only exist in the dark and who will devour or infect anyone or anything in their path. For three years, Neville has spent his days scavenging for food and supplies and faithfully sending out radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. All the while, The Infected lurk in the shadows, watching Neville’s every move, waiting for him to make a fatal mistake. Perhaps mankind’s last, best hope, Neville is driven by only one remaining mission: to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus using his own immune blood. But his blood is also what The Infected hunt, and Neville knows he is outnumbered and quickly running out of time.