Seven Pounds

Name: Seven Pounds
Released: 2008-12-17
Cast: Michael Ealy, Barry Pepper, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Will Smith

Seven Pounds

PG-13
2h 3m
2008

27%

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Academy Award® nominee Will Smith (2006, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, The Pursuit of Happyness) stars as Ben Thomas, a man at a crossroads searching for a way to redeem his heavy conscience. He discovers he has the power to change the circumstances of seven strangers who deserve a second chance. But when one of them captures his heart, he must decide if he should reveal his secret -- even if it means giving up on his plan. From the creators of The Pursuit of Happyness, Seven Pounds is an "emotionally charged, captivating mystery with a soulful, tender love story and a tearful but joyfully inspiring ending" (MOVIEGUIDE®).

Director:

Gabriele Muccino

Producer:

James Lassiter, Todd Black, Steve Tisch

Writer:

Grant Nieporte

Cast:

Michael Ealy, Barry Pepper, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Will Smith

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

27%

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

Reviews

Gone With The Twins

Mike Massie

Employs a mixed tactic of misdirection and a little confusion, as the film jumps around on the timeline and waits to provide an explanation until almost halfway through.

November 28, 2020

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TheIndependentCritic.com

Richard Propes

It was truly Rosario Dawson who completely enchanted me.

Seven Pounds becomes a mesmerising, powerful piece of film-making that, although not completely perfect... has the courage of its convictions to the end.

Chokes on its own muddled spiritual regurgitation.

Not only is the idea so far out to be only fiction, it is so sadly executed that you can be pardoned for thinking Will Smith has remade Hancock, with less booze, more heart but as many powers and apparently as much grief.

April 26, 2019

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