Sunday, October 28, 2007

Rate-a-Trailer: I Am Legend



A fiction teacher I once had was fond of reminding everyone that the most compelling story is the simplest: "The last man on Earth heard a knock at the door." And in Hollywood, if that man is Will Smith, that yarn has blockbuster potential. I have to admit, I am intrigued by the trailer launched this week. I appreciate the less-is-more approach; the imagery is memorable, the revelation minimal. And—bless the trailer editors—there is no close-up of Will's canine companion. This is a true old-school trailer, dangling the carrot. I am biting. You?

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