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Rich's Rating
For the second year in a row, an apocalyptic film has been released during the holidays; "Children of Men" did okay in 2006, but it didn't have Will Smith, who once owned the 4th of July but now has his sights set on Christmas. (Last year, Smith was starring in "The Pursuit of Happyness.") Smith basically IS the film, appearing in virtually every frame, as did Tom Hanks in "Castaway." Only performers with unusual charisma would be capable of such a feat, and Smith is up to the challenge. The other star performer is a German shepherd, who is exponentially more appealing than a bloody volleyball.
The film's one huge drawback is the host of computer-generated dogs and infected humans, which are so poorly integrated that they never really seem threatening. Why not at least use real people? This worked well for "28 Weeks Later" and other similar franchises. This egregious flaw nearly ruins the movie, killing the beautiful tension that is created by Smith's solo performance. Fans of Richard Matheson's book should know that this film is more of a reimagining than an adaptation, as many key points have been changed. The best change is the addition of the aforementioned canine, who never gets to be center stage in the novel. Moving the action to New York City was also a good choice, providing viewers with an idea of how "The World Without Us" might look on screen.
Neutral changes include casting the last man on earth as a scientist and the vampires as rabid humans. Negative changes are the evacuation of the protagonist's wife (which means one chilling scene cannot take place), rewriting the role of the only other "survivor" (which leaves out a shocking twist) and a completely different ending. The entire point of this classic story has been lost in the mainstream shuffle. This makes grading problematic. If I were to grade the film as a fan of the book, I would give it a D; but because it was SO different, I enjoyed it on its own, with the aforementioned CGI reservations. Charlton Heston would be proud.
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For the second year in a row, an apocalyptic film has been released during the holidays; "Children of Men" did okay in 2006, but it didn't have Will Smith, who once owned the 4th of July but now has his sights set on Christmas. (Last year, Smith was starring in "The Pursuit of Happyness.") Smith basically IS the film, appearing in virtually every frame, as did Tom Hanks in "Castaway." Only performers with unusual charisma would be capable of such a feat, and Smith is up to the challenge. The other star performer is a German shepherd, who is exponentially more appealing than a bloody volleyball.
The film's one huge drawback is the host of computer-generated dogs and infected humans, which are so poorly integrated that they never really seem threatening. Why not at least use real people? This worked well for "28 Weeks Later" and other similar franchises. This egregious flaw nearly ruins the movie, killing the beautiful tension that is created by Smith's solo performance. Fans of Richard Matheson's book should know that this film is more of a reimagining than an adaptation, as many key points have been changed. The best change is the addition of the aforementioned canine, who never gets to be center stage in the novel. Moving the action to New York City was also a good choice, providing viewers with an idea of how "The World Without Us" might look on screen.
Neutral changes include casting the last man on earth as a scientist and the vampires as rabid humans. Negative changes are the evacuation of the protagonist's wife (which means one chilling scene cannot take place), rewriting the role of the only other "survivor" (which leaves out a shocking twist) and a completely different ending. The entire point of this classic story has been lost in the mainstream shuffle. This makes grading problematic. If I were to grade the film as a fan of the book, I would give it a D; but because it was SO different, I enjoyed it on its own, with the aforementioned CGI reservations. Charlton Heston would be proud.
For show times at Sayville Movie Theatre click here.
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