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08/26/09
Seven Pounds (2008)
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Reviews Counted:172
Fresh:47
Rotten:125
Average Rating:4.6/10
Consensus: Grim and morose, Seven Pounds is also undone by an illogical plot.
Rated: 12A [See Full Rating]
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:16-01-2009
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
The good, Will Smith is a brilliant actor. The bad, Seven Pounds isn't nearly as brilliant as Will Smith.
06/10/09
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04/23/09
A clumsily melodramatic movie that tells us too much too soon and forces us to sit through endless morose vacuousness.
03/10/09
Más allá de lo caprichoso de la historia, e incluso de lo fragmentario del relato -a lo 21 Gramos- es innegable la capacidad que exhibe Muccino para atrapar la atención del espectador.
03/04/09
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02/27/09
...packs one hell of an emotional punch as it approaches its affecting and flat-out devastating conclusion.
02/25/09
Seven Pounds is an unexpected holiday powerhouse. Will Smith shakes off his familiar, comfortable persona, and cuts to the unsettled heart of humanity.
02/01/09
A contrived, thrill-less thriller that's more concerned about its inane gimmicks than about keeping you truly riveted, engrossed or enlightened.
01/31/09
[Smith] has all the angst and gravitas of a school child pulling a straight face at assembly.
01/09/09
There is indeed a secret, but it is not overly challenging to work out what's going on in this annoying film.
01/09/09
Even by the standards of gotcha flicks, Seven Pounds seems especially somnolent and pretentious.
01/08/09
Neither 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
Although the story wobbles at times, Seven Pounds stays the course thanks to Muccino's skilled direction.
01/08/09
The film's most abiding mystery lies in the question of why it ever got made.
01/08/09
Melodramatic and manipulative, but passionate.
01/06/09
Another note worthy Will Smith film and this one should not be missed out on.
01/04/09
The film's relentlessly somber tone becomes alienating. It's hard to care what the conclusion is if only more gloom awaits.
01/03/09
... the toll of self-imposed guilt and responsibility is a tangible thing... no more of a stretch than a man who ages backwards or a billionaire dressed like a giant bat.
12/30/08
a diffuse and disjointed effort
12/28/08
Latest News for Seven Pounds
January 16, 2009:
UK Critics Consensus: The Wrestler Pile-drives The Critics, But Don’t Waste any £s on Seven Pounds
With critical success for Slumdog Millionaire last week (94%), we have more award-friendly fare in the UK cinemas this Friday in Darren Aronofsky's spandex-tastic The Wrestler.... More...
December 28, 2008:
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Marley Takes #1, The Spirit Tanks
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:
Will Smith as widower wracked with guilt. 
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December 21, 2008:
Smith, in his typical impressive pressure cooker character fashion, is a nervous wreck suicidal IRS agent who raises pet jellyfish, and seems to enjoy harassing when not stalking his clients. Paging Dr. Kevorkian.
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