Originally Posted by Distill

I absolutely loved the movie, right until the ending. Don't know why, but it seemed like a cop-out.

I hadn't thought that the infected set the trap that Neville got caught in . . . I thought it was his own trap that he stumbled into when he was freaking out on that dummy. Not a bad interpretation, though . . .

Regarding Smith's acting, I thought it was superb in this film. A lot of times he's in more glossy, action-oriented flicks that don't get to show off his acting chops, but I've always been impressed when he's in something that's more about his character (Pursuit of Happyness, for example).

There were some similarities to 28 Days Later (another great flick), but nothing over-the-top. There are only so many ways you can depict an empty post-pandemic world, I guess. And since this was a re-make (Omega Man), you can't really say they stole the concept or anything from 28. Having Smith be a highly-trained military ass-kicker with a wicked arsenal and technical know-how was a noted improvement over how 28 Days Later approached the premise. Although in 28 WEEKS Later, having the military presence wasn't all that cool (I despise that sequel). I think it was the fact that this was one guy, meticulous in his behavior, prepared for anything that made him seem so damn cool.

I agree about the "main monster" character being unnecessary. And it bugged me that there was any semblance of a social structure (after saying that they no longer exhibited human behavior). And keeping attack dogs? What do they call that? In the "mindless rage" sense, I think 28 Days Later had it right with their infected.

Anyway, I'll stop ranting. It really is a good movie, and I'd suggest seeing it. I might even see it again just to spot some of the details from spoon's post (good observations).