If you ignore its flaws, I am Legend can be enjoyed as the perfect brainless Boxing Day blockbuster - but it is essentially a leftover festive turkey.

Smith turns in a terrific performance, nailing Neville's angst while allowing room for humor.

I wouldn't dream of giving away the ending, but it's not likely to satisfy either the action crowd or Matheson fans.

... focuses on the visceral experience of roaming an empty New York City, a metropolitan ghost town slowly being reclaimed by foliage and wildlife (ostensibly escaped from the zoo and running wild through the abandoned streets).