Seven Pounds
Seven Pounds has one of the most random trailers ever, you know very little about the film after you’ve seen it, this has been all part of the mystery the promoters have tried to create around what the film is about. I’ll try not to give too much away.
The film follows IRS agent Ben Thomas (Will Smith), we see him meet various people who are down on there luck and/or ill, in some way. The film jumps around between characters, giving various clues as to Ben’s ‘secret’ and what the film is actually about, the director tries to keep the mystic of the film until towards the finale but to be honest if you haven’t worked it out by half way through the film I would be amazed. The film drags and just doesn’t go anywhere, even after ‘the reveal’ the tempo doesn’t pick up and you just want it to be over. A good performance by Rosario Dawson as Emily Posa does give some interest to the dull plot, but not much.
I’ve read some people’s reviews saying it’s an incredibly moving film and they thoroughly enjoyed it, well I must have completely missed the point. I enjoyed ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’, a similar role for Will Smith and I was hoping for a similarly uplifting film, but this film left me just asking why? what’s the point? A slow, morbid movie with a poor plot and little to redeem it in the acting or directing department.
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