Overall, the main flaw of this movie was in it's story and execution, which is quite possibly the biggest thing in a movie.



I was impressed cinematically--sweeping landscapes, great use of CGI and special effects, editing and camera angles. But, a movie needs more than that to be worth anything.



I went in expecting a zombie movie (which is partly the fault of the movie execs and how they advertised the movie), and what I got was a half-drama, half-suspense film that was too long for what it was trying to say. Too many scenes with Smith worrying about himbeing the last man on earth. Where Smith usually shines, in his predictable hero-esque roles, he fails here--as a scientist who experiment goes wrong. His acting suits the story, but not the desperation or fear a man in his place may have. The best scene in the movie, and the one that may have been Smith's best acting in the role, involved him and his dog and a fod hunt gone wrong. However, the movie turns or the worse when he realises he may not be the only person still alive. However, by this time in the move, the audience is a little tired, to say the least, and I;m not sure anyone cares if he makes it out alive.



I was disappointed that the movie had no elements of suspense, sans the dog hunt scene, and I left the theatre wondering if I had seen the right movie.



Another gripe was the length. The story was too drawn out, and one has to reason if the writers really had a story to begin with (yes, I know it was a remake, but the other ones were definately better, and had some story to work with).



Essentially, I was caught between figuring out the genre of the movie (drama or suspense or zombie thriller) and wondering when the hell it was going to end.