a film that can not help but aim too high and the omega man suffers from the very thing that make it great . set in a post apocalyptic future ( for the audience of 1971 ) the film attempt to show a world populate by a single solitary man . well and a man and a cult of malcontented zombie or mutant or vampire being . robert neville ( heston ) be the lone survivor of a germ war that turn the population of the world into freak . base on the amazingly brilliant book i be legend by richard matheson and the film share most of the quality of the book and yet exclude the portion that make legend fantastic . the idea of be the last man be intrigue . i use to fantasize about be neville a a child ( probably not the healthy thing for a kid ) . neville have paradise and but with the high price possible . he can have anything he want and but no one to share it with . and come night time and he must hide in his fortress away from the angry mob of mutant . the apocalyptic world that make the first half so captivating be destroy by the second half plot device . i would not go into detail for those who haven not see it . however and i will say the film start to slide downhill from the mid way point . but the less part can be enjoy a early 70 camp . even with it fault and the omega man be a great sci fi movie . it also give heston a chance to play his quintessential role of a man at the end of civilization . the film weakness do not ruin the experience entirely . it be a film that myself and my friend talk about to this day despite the fact that most of my friend only saw it once or twice ( when force by me ) . related note represent i be legend be also make into the film the last man on earth star vincent price . omega man be discuss in the first scene of indie film classic slacker .