I Am Legend (2007)I Am Legend is a post-apocalyptic science fiction thriller released in 2007 and directed by Francis Lawrence (Constantine, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire), adapted by Mark Protosevich and Akiva Goldsman from Richard Matheson's landmark 1954 novel. Will Smith plays Robert Neville, a virologist and US Army colonel who appears to be the sole survivor in New York City three years after a genetically engineered measles virus — originally developed as a cancer cure — has killed most of humanity and transformed the rest into photosensitive, predatory creatures called Darkseekers. Neville spends his days scavenging, conducting experiments on captured Darkseekers in search of a cure, and maintaining the routines that keep him sane — accompanied only by his German Shepherd, Sam. The film grossed over $585 million worldwide and is one of Will Smith's finest performances — a largely solo turn that sustains the film's considerable emotional weight across its entire runtime.Highlights Will Smith's solo performance — One of the great one-man-show performances in blockbuster cinema; Smith carries the film almost entirely alone for its first hour, conveying Neville's isolation, grief and barely maintained sanity with complete conviction and without the support of a conventional ensemble. The empty New York sequences — Lawrence and cinematographer Andrew Lesnie shot on location in a genuinely deserted Manhattan in the early hours; the sight of overgrown streets, abandoned cars and deer running through Times Square is genuinely eerie and gives the film a visual power that CGI alone could not provide. Sam the dog — Neville's German Shepherd is the film's emotional anchor; the relationship between man and dog is the film's most affecting element, and the scene in which Sam is lost is one of the most genuinely upsetting moments in any mainstream blockbuster of the decade. The Darkseeker sequences — Lawrence stages the creatures' nocturnal attacks with real tension; the darkness, the sound design and Neville's desperate improvised defences give the film's horror sequences a claustrophobic intensity that is genuinely frightening. Richard Matheson's source novel — Matheson's 1954 novel is one of the foundational texts of modern horror and science fiction, directly influencing Romero's zombie films and countless others; the film's adaptation is imperfect but captures the novel's central meditation on isolation, otherness and the nature of monstrosity. Disc Details Title: I Am Legend Year: 2007 Director: Francis Lawrence Cast: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson-Whitfield Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures Certificate: 15 Region: Region B (UK) Format: Blu-ray Runtime: 101 minutes Genre: Science Fiction / Horror / Thriller Barcode: 7321900176354 ConditionCondition: VG/VG — see our Condition Grading Guide.Browse our full range of Blu-ray titles. You might also enjoy our Compact Discs or Vinyl Records.
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