I am Legend (2007)

An otherwise excellent Will Smith is Dr. Robert Neville, the "hero" of the sci-fi actioner "I am Legend." Neville shows big cracks in his psyche early as the lone survivor of a mass epidemic that swept Earth, killing nearly everyone. He talks to store mannequins. Literally. Full conversations. His only companion is a dog, named Sam, given to him by his daughter before she died years earlier. These scenes of his crumbling mind are the best of this flick, directed by Francis Lawrence (who helmed "Constantine"). The only good thing, really. The film dies when vampire-like creatures -- once people -- appear. The creatures seem far too CGI for even an animated dud like "Beowulf." With that, any threat or suspense falls flat. Plus, the film wusses out on the book's stellar damning of this man who jumps ethics like curbs. This is a soggy, yippee-ki-yay-America bore ruined by Hollywood suits. Crap. C-