Mac's Movies

UK Release Date: 26 December 2007 Certification: 15 Director: Francis Lawrence Cast: Alice Braga, Will Smith, Willow Smith, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson-Whitfield Rating: 76%   I Am Legend is based on the 1954 book written by Richard Matheson.  Review:  This blog post is written in week 5 of the lockdown in the UK due to the coronavirus pandemic. I wanted to watch, and review, Francis Lawrence's 2007 I Am Legend, starring Will Smith.  In I Am Legend Will Smith stars as military scientist, Robert Neville one of the few survivors left in an apocalyptic world created by a deadly virus. Although immune to the virus, Neville isn't alone in a seemingly desolate New York City. Mutant victims of the virus - 'Dark-seekers' - lurk in the shadows, transformed into carnivorous monsters.  The parallels with the coronavirus pandemic have lead Will Smith to say that he "felt responsible for a lot of the misinformation about the novel coronavirus." Wil...

UK Release Date: 12 January 2007 Certification: 12A Director: Gabriele Muccino Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Kurt Fuller, Brian Howe, James Karen, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith, Will Smith Rating: 99% "We can drive around all day, I don't believe you can do this." Review: The Pursuit of Happyness is an excellent biography, depicting struggling salesman Chris Gardener's attempt to raise his son in extreme poverty in San Francisco in the early 1980's. The main character, Chris Gardener, is sympathetically portrayed by Will Smith and the movie introduces his son, Jaden Smith as his on-screen offspring. The child actor [Jaden Smith is seven years old in The Pursuit of Happyness ] is cute, funny and above all believable in the role. Will Smith's performance means it is impossible to dislike Chris Gardener. No matter what happens to him and what obstacles are placed in his way, you're always rooting for him. Initially I was extremely sad for the positio...