It is that story that sparked great debate, because because of an experimental vaccine, Dr. Robert Neville is the only survivor of the end-of-the-world war he fought with biological weapons. It seems that the plague caused by the war is anyone other than a few hundred already deformed people. It seems that things will be difficult, as during the day, walk around the city free. At night, resist crowds of bloodthirsty intruders every day.
Peppered with some sharp, even amusing dialogue, the story temporarily shelves the heavy allegory and slips into good, slam-bang suspense. But it doesn't last.
Chicago Sun-Times
October 23, 2004
The ghouls are a little too ridiculous to quite fulfill their function in the movie. They make all the wrong decisions, are incompetent and ill-coordinated.
Despite being baked in early '70s cheese, The Omega Man is easily the most entertaining film version of Richard Matheson's sci-fi novel, I Am Legend
Film4
April 29, 2008
Despite not having aged particularly well, the opening sections of this sci-fi allegory remain potent, although the rest of its apocalyptic storyline is decidedly leaden.