Wow Snack, you're cool. So... having that in your sig proves umm... what?

excuse me, my name is snack.

That without knowing the tone from the rest of the post it can seem entirely different...

or entirely illuminating.

heh, no he intended it in his own way.

so what was the point of

i like how Evan reviewed this movie twice.

Yeah, yeah, yeah - - I get what this movie's sellin', but the fact is, I'm just not buyin'...

I found this movie repulsive.

0 out of 5.

Yep! AO Scott's glowing review of Freddy Got Fingered demonstrates that he see's movies clearer than most. I can't say I'm not a bit of a Scott fanboy...

If something dreadful ever happens to me and I (god forbid) decide to kill myself, I'm going to use a jellyfish. BUT... I'm going to leave a series of carefully laid-out clues that make it look like the jellyfish got out of the sea and all the way to my bathroom by itself, just to kill me.

These clues will include stuff like the following.

A trail of seawater leading from an open window, across the carpet and all the way to the bathroom.

Jellyfish traces underneath my fingernails to indicate a struggle.

A message on my answerphone, voiced by an actor, saying, "Hello Goktor. It's me, the jellyfish. You have twenty-four hours to find my money."

Etc..

This movie was funny. Jellyfish...hehe. It's a cliched mess with a weak twist. The film makers think they're smarter than the audience and that the ending will be some huge surprise. It's not and when you build it up as such you have an epic fail. Also, every storyline outside of Rosario was completely underdeveloped. And then the brother at the end just goes "Oh he helped out these people too." I like Will Smith though.

- C

The best thing about this film was being able to hear Muse half way through it. What a pleasant surprise!

Ordinarily I like to write proper reviews that support my opinion, but I don't feel like it right now. Maybe later.

D

Peace,
Mike

I do think the filmmakers are smart...

QFT

I saw this about a week ago and forgot to post my thoughts. I think this movie is seriously underrated. It's quite melodramatic at times and the "twist" is painfully obvious from the getgo, but both Will Smith and Rosario Dawson are great in their roles and elevate the material to a different level - especially Dawson, who I absolutely loved here. My biggest problem with the film? The ending. It should have ended with Dawson's character receiving the heart or even the brother explaining the situation to her character. The whole epilogue thing with Woody Harrelson was incredibly cheesy and didn't work at all. Otherwise though, this is a very solid drama and didn't deserve the critical lambasting it received. B+

Many of the criticisms people have against this movie can be applied to Benjamin Button as well.

not taking the time to write a full mini-review because, frankly, it is not bad or good enough to deserve several hundred words of my praise/contempt. Instead it will have to settle for a 1 paragraph analysis.

Seven Pounds starts off with a blast. The intro scene with a short narrative from Smith and some strange symbolism from Muccino is a great beginning. However that is the last great thing in this film. As the plot moves along the considerably charming Smith provides both strong and relatable human emotion, accompanied by some lighthearted smiles and easy conversation. However a spotty script that creates some inspired but also some hackneyed dialogue, and a less than sturdy hand behind the camera provide considerable shortcommings. Also Muccino does not seem nearly as intent nor ambitious during his sophmore effort as he was for Pursuit of Happyness. However the acting does level out these flaws some, as Smiths costar, Rosario Dawson, provides an almost as interesting character as Smith, and she's almost as believable as well. The final dramatic twist, and the thrillingly finish go a long ways to make you forget the flaws of this film, however they don't go all the way. And while this movie is certainly emotional, and a rather powerful experience, it is not particularly entertaining nor especially engaging. Seven Pounds makes for a good first watch, and the suspenseful plot is memorable enough, but I don't really have an interest in watching it again, it just isn't that watchable, in spite of strong performances. 7.5/10

D

What an awful piece of trash. The critics are right, this is ridiculous. The sentimental aspect of the film does not work for me, simply because nearly every scene feels very manipulated to give a response. It's off-putting.

And not even Crash went this far with it's pretentiousness.

Also the ending, as emotional as everyone feels I thought it was probably one of the most selfish acts I've ever seen on film. I was annoyed, and made me even more unsympathetic to his character. I know the film didn't exactly show other people reacting to the whole "7 lives things" but why pass the guilt onto someone else. Why let someone fall in love with you, and then kill yourself the day after. Yes, I'm sure a rational person would be ok with that.

If you are person that relies on rationality, then you will fucking hate this. The only thing that stops me from giving this movie a full F, is the acting. Which I thought was really solid.

I avoided all early reviews and potential spoiler pieces prior to seeing this so that I could go in with an open mind and no preconceived notions. With that being said, If you can't see where this is headed from the very beginning then you obviously weren't paying attention. The only way it could've been more obvious was to spell it out literally with subtitles. I'm willing to give Smith a lot leeway because of his past efforts but this is where his luck runs out. Seven Pounds was an over-the-top, melodramatic, sappy, cheese fest that lacked any heart or merited any sympathy. And the suicide by jellyfish was just the icing on the turd. Had they stripped away everything but the love story between him and Emily the film might have had a chance. But they didn't and the film was an insulting mess as a result.

Grade C-

Trash? Trash is something that you have no more use for. You know, responding to an argument without talking about the issue. Using things like 'plumber' and 'demented homeless person' to argue ideas.

I don't think the movie is perfect, but manipulation? The thing is that manipulation involves thinking. If anything tries to deal with complicated ideas, will you consider it manipulative?



Crash? lol. What about A History of Violence or There Will Be Blood?



Um...in the movie wasn't it a question of what was needed?



Why are you picking rationality in this case? heh, I don't remember you talking about rationality before...

I liked Will Smith in this.

You predicted the jellyfish?

There has not been luck in Smith's career. You pick the right movies, and that works for itself.

I did think it had heart; I didn't think the tone was that great.

Heh. Maybe you've got somethin' there!

They've been re-releasing musicals recently in a Sing-A-Long version, perhaps the producers of Seven Pounds could go with an Emote-A-Long version to further telegraph the plot points for the snivelers who enjoyed this and who are looking to be banged even harder over the head by the screenplay...

He sacrificed himself for the woman he loved. that was the only way she could survive. Did you honestly miss that?

the brother shouldnt have showed her all that stuff. She didn't need to know/understand why he did it.

and Smith's character would have been institutionalised in real life.