Seven Pounds (2008)

Sadly Over-hyped

disgusting, overrated, pointless

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Don't believe who tells you that this movie is boring or overrated, every scene in this movie contians it's own story, the secne when he fixed the machine, when his car crashed, when he was talking to Ezra in the beginning of the movie, and the best secne is the tub scene (who'v seen the movie will relate). Go WATCH IT WATCH IT WATCH IT.

It is extremely rare for a film to get me emotional, I am essentially dead inside. Yet here I am, alone in my house, wiping a few tears away as I say out loud "pull yourself together!". To describe the plot would be doing it an injustice, but essentially a man contacts seven strangers in an attempt to turn their lives around. This raises the fundamental question: why? Now that would be a spoiler. Now I'm not tearing up just because it's a beautiful heartfelt drama, no no. I'm emotional because it just goes to show that performing acts of kindness can really make a difference in someone's life. We now live in a world where we keep ourselves distant from others. Isolated. Solitude. But what if you went outside and decided to help someone, even if it was just a stranger. The little difference you could make to their lives may just change your own. Seven Pounds eloquently explores that, perhaps slightly too melodramatically but it was required to make its purpose apparent. The extremities that our protagonist goes through to help others is rather inspiring. As the plot thickens, we soon start to unravel why he is doing this...and it's utterly heartbreaking. The last twenty minutes...damn. Just damn. It got to me. For that reason alone, I will remember this film for many years to come. This is undoubtedly one of Will Smith's best performances. Nuanced, understated and emotionally complex, he was able to evoke a sense of morality and innocence that we should all pursue in our own lives. Not to the extremities that his character undergoes, but kindness is a powerful trait to acquire. The supporting cast were excellent also. Big fan of Rosario Dawson who pulled in a beautiful performance. Woody Harrelson was good, would've liked to have seen more interaction with him. Direction solid, musical score hard hitting, wonderful cinematography...I could go on. To say Seven Pounds is a "nice" film is wrong. It's more than that and deserves far more attention, albeit slightly too melodramatic.

I have watched 1000's of movies . 7 pounds is definitely the most remarkable movie I have ever seen .

Simply great.Did not expect such a movie.Totally new story line and great acting by Will Smith.One of the movies ever.Not to be missed in any case.A highly recommended movie for those who are having tough time in their life.A must watch before you die movie.Gr8 screenplay and acting by all the actors and actresses.