saw: i am legend
Like I, Robot before it, this 28 Days Later-Castaway hybrid is a Will Smith vehicle with a little bit more on its mind than the average blockbuster. That said, and as able, if unexceptional, as Francis Lawrence's direction is, there simply isn't that much story here. Much like its abandoned environments, the movie is expensively empty. It's a lavish vignette, a Twilight Zone episode pumped up just enough to justify a theatrical presentation. Nevertheless, a very decent outing for all concerned, although I did find the flashbacks to be somewhat awkwardly integrated. Nice Emma Thompson cameo, by the way. Grade: B