'Seven Pounds' can be a bit of a load

Will Smith stars in a romantic mystery that is more downbeat than his recent output. > When an actor reaches a summit of unparalleled global popularity, it is probably hard to resist the temptation to play God. Will Smith, in all his humanistic narcissism, continues to erect a gallery of Olympian everymen. The soused superhero of "Hancock" and the homeless overachiever of "The Pursuit of Happyness" are canny exemplars of the divin- ity next door, with warts and all. (link)