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Seven Pounds (2008)

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Reviews Counted:23

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Rotten:23

Average Rating:2.3/10

Consensus: Grim and morose, Seven Pounds is also undone by an illogical plot.

Australian Rating: TBC

Genre: Dramas

Australian Theatrical Release:
Jan 8, 2009 Wide

US Box Office: $69,951,824

Synopsis: Academy Award® nominee Will Smith reunites with the directors and producers of The Pursuit of Happyness for the emotional drama Seven Pounds. In the film, Smith plays Ben Thomas, an IRS agent with... Academy Award® nominee Will Smith reunites with the directors and producers of The Pursuit of Happyness for the emotional drama Seven Pounds. In the film, Smith plays Ben Thomas, an IRS agent with a fateful secret who embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers. [More]

Starring: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Barry Pepper

Starring: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Barry Pepper

Director: Gabriele Muccino

Director: Gabriele Muccino
Screenwriter: Grant Nieporte
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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04/08/09
Matt Brighton
Matt Brighton
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We go from asking "Why is he acting like that?" to "What am I still watching this?"

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04/01/09
Glenn Martin Erickson
Glenn Martin Erickson
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Between the schmaltz and muzak, this surprisingly-superficial message movie amounts to little more than a feature-length public service announcement on the dangers of text-messaging while driving.

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Scrooge is Will Smith's 21st century workaholic with text messaging addiction issues. Suicide by jellyfish, don't ask. Paging Dr. Kevorkian.

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03/19/09
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Extras include an audio commentary by director Gabrielle Muccino, a set of deleted scenes and four fairly substantial featurettes.

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03/10/09
Brian Webster
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