Review of Seven Pounds (2008) by Kevin M — 04 Aug 2012
A very underrated drama with great performances and an extremely serious plot. It's definitely not perfect though: Woody Harrelson's character should have had more screen time with Will Smith and I felt that the way the film was presented made it harder for me to emotionally care for the characters.
For majority of the film, we have no idea why Will Smith is going around and helping all of these people, for seemingly no reason (of course until the big revelation at the end). I think the ending is so perfect, Will Smith's character really capitalizes on his goal.
The three main performances are all really good, which includes Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, and Woody Harrelson. I noticed the film had the same sort of "real" feeling as The Pursuit of Happyness (which was helmed by the same guy), which is the most natural type of style for a drama.
Even with it's flaws, Seven Pounds kept me completely entranced in the plot from beginning to end.
This review of Seven Pounds (2008) was written by Kevin M on 04 Aug 2012.
Seven Pounds has generally received positive reviews.
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