Will Smith is at it again. He stars in the latest mystery entitled “Seven Pounds”. After viewing the trailer many of us have questions, but don’t expect any answers immediately when viewing this film. Seven Pounds is a story of Ben Thomas (Will Smith) who is out to make extraordinary changes in seven stranger’s lives. The strangers Ben comes in contact with are all in debt to the IRS, but the agenda he has is not one of collections. It all seems like a cover-up for something with much more meaning. He takes a personal interest in each of them.
One of his strangers is Emily Posa (Rosario Dawson) who is dying of congenital heart failure and is in debt to the IRS in the thousands. You immediately see a connection between Emily and Ben, a connection that only intensifies as Emily becomes more ill. Ben’s mission is contingent on the fact that these seven strangers are genuinely kind people. So why is this condition in place and how is Ben out to change their future? These questions can not be answered without giving too much away.
Will Smith offers another stellar and strong lead performance. Rosairo Dawson along side Will is superb. “Seven Pounds” is very confusing in the beginning, but as the facts begin to come together you begin to solve the mystery set forth before you. The movie turns out to be a wonderful film with plenty of thrills and chills, an unexpected surprise. It does dose out its fair share of depressing plots, but overall I found the film insightful and full of hope. Another note worthy Will Smith film and this one should not be missed out on. Find out the mystery of “Seven Pounds”, in theatres now.
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I just saw it and I really liked it. If you have no patience and cannot let a scene unfold, then you may have problems with it. It quietly goes forward to it’s eventual end.
While most Will Smith-driven products tend to draw strong box-office interest, this is truly a film which will either be loved or loathed. No middle ground exists. A premise which – when studied in hindsite – actually is quite ridiculous and somewhat repugnant is played out in an often confusing collage of emotional tit-bits. Being that the last year has seen a slew of unchallenging and unaffecting fare on the big screen, Seven Pounds definitely delivers a confronting and deeply disturbing tale of redemption at all costs. Drawing you in with a good smack in the chops in the opening scenes, it is a take it or leave it heart-tugger. If you can only forgive the inevitable headful of questions it will have you waking up with the morning after.
I must admitt that I always felt that Dawson is not a good actress just attractive. And I could’t helpt but feel the same here, though she shows potential once in a while in “Seven Pounds”. I felt that both Smith and Harrelson were fascinatig to watch despite the long introductory like film until the revelation.
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