There is indeed a secret, but it is not overly challenging to work out what's going on in this annoying film.
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01/09/09
Seven Pounds (2008)
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Reviews Counted:34
Fresh:12
Rotten:22
Average Rating:5/10
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... [More]
Starring: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Barry Pepper
Director: Gabriele Muccino
Reviews for Seven Pounds
1 - 19 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticEven by the standards of gotcha flicks, Seven Pounds seems especially somnolent and pretentious.
01/08/09
Top CriticNeither literal poetry nor the reliable charm of Will Smith can save his character from the folly of screenwriter Grant Nieporte’s deeply flawed premise.
01/08/09
Top CriticAlthough the story wobbles at times, Seven Pounds stays the course thanks to Muccino's skilled direction.
01/08/09
Top CriticThe film's most abiding mystery lies in the question of why it ever got made.
01/08/09
Top CriticIt's the kind of premise that a writer will lovingly nurture and probe, but it fails the truth test. As a love story it's unsatisfactory and as a redemption story it's slightly ridiculous
12/22/08
Top CriticMorality has never seemed as arduous as in this morbidly drawn, intense drama filled with questions and pretension - even the charismatic Smith cannot save this absurd tale
12/22/08
Top CriticA collage of strong scenes, dull bits, good filmmaking and a dissatisfying emotional payoff. A laudable attempt to tackle heavyweight subject-matter that ends up just being heavy weather.
01/16/09
Top CriticSeven Pounds is a profoundly irritating mystery about a profoundly silly man.
01/16/09
Top CriticA supremely annoying film.
01/16/09
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01/16/09
Top Critic[Smith] has all the angst and gravitas of a school child pulling a straight face at assembly.
01/09/09
Top CriticIt takes the soggy cake for multiple layers of sentimentality topped by indigestible grandiosity.
12/19/08
Top CriticI would tell you to go out and see it for yourself, but you might take that as a recommendation rather than a plea for corroboration. Did I really see what I thought I saw?
12/19/08
Top CriticWhen an actor reaches a summit of unparalleled global popularity, it is probably hard to resist the temptation to play God.
12/19/08
Top CriticIt's one of the clearest portrayals of a character's doubt, and ultimate resolution, I've seen in a good long while.
12/18/08
Top CriticWhile it doesn't break any new ground or provide any revelations, Seven Pounds is unabashedly emotional and cautiously hopeful. It's the feel-good movie for these feel-bad times.
12/18/08
Top CriticI am fascinated by films that observe a character who is behaving precisely, with no apparent motivation. A good actor brings such a role into focus, as Will Smith does in the enigmatically titled Seven Pounds.
12/18/08
Top CriticIntricately constructed so as to infuriate anyone predominantly guided by rationality and intellect.
12/17/08
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Latest News for Seven Pounds
January 16, 2009:
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December 28, 2008:
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This weekend people were in the mood for movies over Christmas weekend as multiplexes were jam-packed with customers that powered four different new releases to more than $30M... More...
December 22, 2008:
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December 21, 2008:
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