Seven Pounds Blu ray
July 19, 2009 by 11 Forgotten Laws
Filed under Emotion
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Academy Award? nominee Will Smith (2006, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, The Pursuit of Happyness) stars as Ben Thomas, a man at a crossroads searching for a way to redeem his heavy conscience. He discovers he has the power to change the circumstances of seven strangers who deserve a second chance. But when one of them captures his heart, he must decide if he should reveal his secret — even if it means giving up on his plan.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Mysterious Movie Will Leave You Thinking
You spend most of this two-hour film wondering “what’s the story
regarding the lead character?”
Will Smith, as a low-key “Ben Thomas” will keep you guessing. The last
20-25 minutes is when you find out, and it’s a shocker….but you knew
something dramatic was going to be revealed. Until then, Smith, plays
it mysterious, almost stalking people. You know he has a good reason
for doing it, but it’s never really explained, once again, to keep us
guessing until the end.
All of it, including a on again/off again but touching romance with
Rosario Dawkins (”Emily Posa”) might make some viewers frustrated or
wanting to quit this film…..but don’t because the final long segment
puts all the pieces of this puzzle together.
This is a two-hour film and not the typical action-packed macho Will
Smith film. In fact, the most shocking aspect might be seeing the
drawn, sad face of Smith throughout this story. It almost doesn’t even
look like him in a number of shots. He looks like he’s lost weight and
is sick. Smith does a great job portraying a man carrying around a lot
of sadness.
Like a good movie will often do, this film will leave you thinking long
after the ending credits.
5 Stars Don’t Take it for Granted
Life is short. Forgetting what is important happens often. This movie might make you think, before you forget. If your looking for an action packed shallow movie just move on, but if you want to look deeper at yourself and life check this movie out.
1 Star Seven Pounds
This is one of the worst movies i have ever seen. Total waste of money and time.
4 Stars A lot to consider…
Wow. This movie has a lot of naysayers as well as many who sing it’s praises.
***** POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW *****
I, for one, found this movie to be very moving and engaging. Yes, it’s manipulative. You are being made to feel so deeply for Will Smith and, of course, the tear-jerker of an ending is inevitable and can be seen coming from a mile away. Regardless, the premise, along with Smith’s performance, is difficult to ignore.
The moral implications of suicide can be debated from now until the sun stops shining and each viewer will have their own views regarding the matter, of course, but let’s not turn this movie into a political and moral debate.
It’s entertainment; and it’s GOOD entertainment at that.
Relax and enjoy (and have a box of Kleenex handy).
2 Stars Wildly depressing.
I had an idea what this movie was about. Then I saw it and was basically right on, except for the ending. Spoiler…the dude dies! The whole story is about Smiths guilt and self-loathing over the death of his wife. So, his solution is to find good people to will his organs to. Okay, this is not a bad idea except for the fact that the way these people are getting the organs is in direct result of Smiths suicide. What the HELL? This is not an uplifting movie or anything that should inspire anyone. It’s depressing and sad. The man does some truly wonderful things, however, instead of getting help for his guilt and self-hatred he decides it’s better to take the fast train out. The more courageous route would’ve been to psychologically deal with his part in her death (and the others) and move on. Yes, he gave life to many people but he still left behind loved ones that will always suffer because they will remember they couldn’t help him and or he didn’t trust them enough to want to deal with what he’d done and allow them to help him recover.
This is not an uplifting movie.
