The focus, at least after an hour of retread, is a race of mutant telepathic humans. If that is not a sign of trouble, it is hard to figure out what is.

… It is a parable, a brilliant one at that, about the way man lives and fights. More importantly, it tells its own story about a new culture, one terrified of its past…

The second shot at Hollywood adapting Richard Matheson’s novel I Am Legend following Vincent Price in The Last Man on Earth, Omega Man is very much a product of its time. The ‘70s are in full force, both in directorial style and dialogue. The fact that it barely follows the book doesn’t help either, but [...]