Seven Pounds

Columbia Pictures | Release Date: December 19, 2008

5.8	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 380 Ratings

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JakeD.Dec 27, 2008

Messy and overlong! could have been a good movie...

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ucancallmemusicJan 28, 2011

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well, i couldn't agree more, that this movie is way too long. Drama? Hahahaha, you must be kidding. I was really disappointed, I've wasted 2 hours of my precious lifetime to watch that pathetic movie. I watched this movie just because everyone was saying ''oooh, a great movie, you must see it''. Anything happens.… Expand

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RayzorMooseNov 13, 2013

Seven Pounds is a ton of crap.
It begins at the end, ends at the end, and the middle is just everything they left out in between. An absolutely horrible screenplay, the acting doesn't save it, and it's really a wretchedly boring film.

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amheretojudgeSep 25, 2018

fabrication is pointless and inessential to the gist itself..

Seven Pounds Seven Pounds is a character driven drama about a guy aspiring to help seven strangers, finds himself stuck in his past. Such premise that divides itself into variousfabrication is pointless and inessential to the gist itself..

Seven Pounds

Seven Pounds is a character driven drama about a guy aspiring to help seven strangers, finds himself stuck in his past. Such premise that divides itself into various acts often falls apart vigorously and if taken care with such mannerism, it almost questions its existence as it fails to stand on its self-created weak surface. This is a typical style over substance case, and unfortunately its style is to take things slowly and reminiscence in its pathos ideology with an artsy camera work to make it look more valuable. The last thing that this feature needed is the first and the foremost things that shucks away its credibility and it is the flawed script that makes less and less sense as it ages, since it skips few steps while mending the sequences. The background score is decently scored, the cinematography is daft, the editing is amatuer and the camera work is redundantly busy and handled manually in order to give the personal touch to the viewers. Smith is the only reason to survive this blunder, his looks are impactful and his eyes convey poems but even a performance like such could never save this sinking ship. This ill formed structure is equally to be blamed as the premise where the heart may be at the right place but that is never enough to attain a closure out of all these hokum formulas. The narration by Nieporte is unappealing and incongruent to its tone, to a point that even Muccino's execution couldn't save this forsaken and untouched land that this tale resides on. It overcooks its potential substance and overrides the emotions until it grows numb, its fabrication is pointless and inessential to the gist itself.

Seven Pounds costs more than that it accounts for, to the makers, actors and the viewers.… Expand

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IDApr 4, 2009

Absurd, wretched film. Really: If a man were that shattered about a car accident he caused, and hated himself that much (enough to torture himself with bone marrow donation without anesthetic, and suicide by one of the most agonizing ways to Absurd, wretched film. Really: If a man were that shattered about a car accident he caused, and hated himself that much (enough to torture himself with bone marrow donation without anesthetic, and suicide by one of the most agonizing ways to die), why would he also feel that he had the moral authority to determine who "deserves" his body parts? Flawed and a little icky. I felt like I'd watched some kind of snuff porn. Blech. Also: does anyone actually think Rosario Dawson is any good? She's a blank slate in everything I see her in. Pretty, yes. Pretty boring!… Expand

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NoCapsMar 30, 2009

Manipulative uber-drama that would play better as an arc from a TV series. Is it supposed to be a surprise ending? If so why do they reveal it 5 minutes into the movie?

1 of 1 users found this helpful

DenaA.Dec 22, 2008

No crdibility, contrived plot, terrible acting, stilted dialogue. Will Smith had 2 forms of acting in this: worried brow and fake smile.

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SharonS.Dec 21, 2008

This movie was very disconnected, depressing and outright creepy!

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Mr.ToddDec 20, 2008

Ok----WOW! Generally, I don

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JeffW.Dec 23, 2008

Pretty bad. Why does Will Smith pick such terrible scripts? This might be the worst yet.

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MaxWDec 24, 2008

What the heck was Oprah thinking?! I feel DUPED! This movie was so bad I could have gnawed off my arm. There was NOTHING redeeming about it. Its only message: Don't text and drive. Shame on you, Oprah, for stumping for your friends What the heck was Oprah thinking?! I feel DUPED! This movie was so bad I could have gnawed off my arm. There was NOTHING redeeming about it. Its only message: Don't text and drive. Shame on you, Oprah, for stumping for your friends (Will Smith) dishonestly.… Expand

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carolDec 26, 2008

Ridiculous.

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DDJan 5, 2009

This movie was a pathetic attempt to engage your sympathies as you watched a disjointed rendition of a woeful tale about a man who wants to give up 7 pounds of his toxically poisoned flesh to deserving recipients. What a load of BS!

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DarwinDec 21, 2008

Will is the silver screens Golden Boy as he is a money maker who can do no wrong. One more turkey like this and he can kiss his image goodbye. Just dreadful. Hancock was bad but this is ten times worse. Who is selecting his films?

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AaronDec 21, 2008

Wake up Will before you lose your audience. What possessed you to make this lousy movie?

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JanetDec 22, 2008

I love Will Smith. Having said that a bad movie is a bad movie and that is what Seven Pounds is. C'mon Will do the type of movies your audiences love. Not sappy stupid movies that meander along at a snails pace. Once you think you are I love Will Smith. Having said that a bad movie is a bad movie and that is what Seven Pounds is. C'mon Will do the type of movies your audiences love. Not sappy stupid movies that meander along at a snails pace. Once you think you are bigger than your audience your career is officially over. Just ask Jim Carrey.… Expand

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[Anonymous]Dec 23, 2008

I think all the high ratings are from Will Smith family members haha, what a crappy movie. How many people could have been fed with his 20 million dollar paycheck? Ahh...the horror of it all.

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LuisVDec 28, 2008

In accordance Oprah his movie changed my life, from now on I will be more careful not to choose garbage like this one

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xyzDec 19, 2008

This movie is a piece of cinematic crap. Its funny to see Will Smith is "serious actor mode" acting like he's getting an oscar. Haha. This movie is just absurd and so stupid. DO NOT see this movie, it will be a big waste of your time and money.

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GM.Dec 26, 2008

Slow, boring, dreadful and ridiculous.

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JackJackJan 19, 2011

This movie starts with a suicide, then slowly tells the story of what happened leading up to that. If that's your sort of story, enjoy. If you're depressed or you want to avoid getting depressed, avoid this movie.

I can't help but wonderThis movie starts with a suicide, then slowly tells the story of what happened leading up to that. If that's your sort of story, enjoy. If you're depressed or you want to avoid getting depressed, avoid this movie.

I can't help but wonder how many people actually committed suicide after watching this movie.… Expand

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AgentZJan 7, 2019

This is one of the worst movies I have ever watched. It is pure trash. The plot is incredibly unbelievable and dumb. It's a sappy movie about some sap wanting to donate a bunch of his own organs to a bunch of strangers for some reason. TheThis is one of the worst movies I have ever watched. It is pure trash. The plot is incredibly unbelievable and dumb. It's a sappy movie about some sap wanting to donate a bunch of his own organs to a bunch of strangers for some reason. The main character's motivation was seriously questionable. The ending of the movie is quite possibly the stupidest ending ever in cinematic history.… Expand

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