The theatrical version is a truncated cheapshot rating 2 stars for Will Smith's poignant acting & Francis Lawrence's elegant directing. The ALTERNATE ENDING VERSION IS A FIVE-STAR CLASSIC on par with "Pan's Labyrinth," "Hostel" and "The Kingdom" in depicting the harsh reality of human existence buffeted my forces they strive to control. Like these other films, "Legend's" touchstones are political torture, animal testing & xenophobia. Rewards devotees with multiple viewings in subtle "butterfly" and "cocoon" imagery that enriches the experience to an almost unbearable pitch. Simply exquisite.