getthebigpicture.net - 12/19/2008
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Will Smith's latest drama is less direct and more meditative than 'The Pursuit of Happyness.' It's certainly the anti-Hancock. Smith plays a man seeking out seven strangers, trying to find worthy candidates whose lives and circumstances he has the power to change.
Review: Seven Pounds
cinematical.com 12/19/2008 — There are plenty of movie stars (including one currently headed to theaters donning an eye-patch) whose acting skills amount to riffing on a one-dimensional celebrity persona. And then there are those valuable few like Will Smith , who actively seek ...
Movie Review: Seven Pounds (2008)
ropeofsilicon.com 12/19/2008 —
Will Smith and Rosario Dawson in Seven Pounds
Photo: Columbia Pictures
It's certainly melodramatic and it tugs on the heart strings like you wouldn't believe, but the largest problem with Seven Pounds is not its cheap attempts at making you ...
Seven Pounds Review
screenrant.com 12/19/2008 — Short version: Hey, it’s a Will Smith movie so you’ll WANT to like it - but despite a moving ending, Seven Pounds overstays its welcome.
Screen Rant reviews Seven Pounds
OK, I get what they were trying to do in Will Smith’s latest film Seven Pounds … I really do. ...
Seven Pounds Review
filmofilia.com 12/19/2008 — “ Seven Pounds ,” which reunites Will Smith with Gabriele Muccino (who directed him in “The Pursuit of Happyness”), begins with a series of riddling, chronologically scrambled scenes. A man calls 911 to report his own suicide. He badgers a blind call-center employee ...
New in Theaters: Dec. 19, 2008
filmgecko.com 12/21/2008 — Yes Man. Jim Carrey plays a guy who’s said “no” to everything his whole life. And wow, do things get crazy when he starts saying “yes”! Gecko Review Official Site
Seven Pounds. Will Smith decides to change the lives of seven strangers, but not without ...
The problem with "Seven Pounds" (SPOILERS) —
CELEBRITY OUTHOUSE | BAD ACTORS
by Joker Yes, this Outhousekeeper sat in a movie theater with his popcorn, Coke zero and overpriced candy to review Will Smith's new stinker, "Seven Pounds." While the wastes from the food at the concession stand built up in my stomach, I couldn't help but squirm in my seat as I sat through ...
Review: Seven Pounds —
Film School Rejects
Seven Pounds (2008)
Directed by Gabriele Muccino
Written by Grant Nieporte
Starring Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson and Michael Ealy
Rated PG-13 for thematic material, some disturbing content and a scene of sensuality
Story: Ben Thomas (Will Smith) is an IRS agent with a ...
Review: "Seven Pounds" —
The Screening Log
Seen on: December 20, 2008
The players: Director: Gabriele Muccino, Writer: Grant Nieporte, Cast: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy, Robinne Lee
Facts of interest: Muccino also directed Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness."
The plot: Smith plays a troubles IRS ...
Movie Review: Seven Pounds (2008) —
The Critical Critics Movie Reviews
Weighing in at a very long two hours, Seven Pounds has certainly set itself up to be this year’s heart wrenching opus of personal forgiveness and redemption. It also sets the stage for Will Smith to once again prove that he’s, gulp, one of the more accomplished actors of my generation.
He is Ben ...
Will Smith Is a Tough Love Dad —
PopSugar
Will Smith brought his big smile to The Late Show last night, as he continues promoting Seven Pounds in NYC — check out Buzz's review here . The actor joked that The Day the Earth Stood Still might be number one at the box office right now, but Jaden won't have a place to live if Will's own ...
Seven Pounds: Slow and Frustrating —
BuzzSugar
If you were confused by the trailer for Seven Pounds that's because the movie is mostly one long guessing game, meant to have a confusing, slow build-up to a twisty surprise ending. There seems to be such an emphasis on keeping the audience wondering what's going on, and I was frustrated not ...
Review: ‘Seven Pounds’ —
We Are Movie Geeks
Travis:
‘Seven Pounds’ is the newest collaboration between actor Will Smith and director Gabriele Muccino, who last worked together on ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’. Will Smith is a much better actor than he’s given credit for, due largely in part (I’m ...
Seven Pounds Movie Review —
Atomic Popcorn
Seven Pounds is a powerful, mysterious film, slow to reveal itself, but engaging all the way. In the opening minutes, we hear Will Smith’s character make a 911 call reporting a suicide - his own - before flashing back to a…
Film review: Seven Pounds —
A.V. Club
There isn’t an actor in Hollywood more image-conscious than Will Smith, and that number-crunching calculation has made him both the world’s...
Seven Pounds Movie Review —
smartcine.com News Blog
Judging from the trailer, you would think that Seven Pounds is a pounding and surprising mystery film. At least that was my first reaction to the trailer. When I heard that the film was getting a heavy Oscar Buzz, I immediately figured that drama has to be the main focus point of the film. ...
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