Brief review of "Seven Pounds"
I did watch a good movie few days back though. It's called "Seven Pounds" and it's starring Will Smith as the lead actor. After watching his role in "I Am Legend", I would think that he is really quite a fantastic actor in a number of aspects. He could really portray his emotions very well through his expressions and behaviour. And this proves so in "Seven Pounds", where he acted as the a depressed middle-aged man who lost his wife in a self-caused car accident and which caused the lives of 7 other innocent ones when his car collided into another van. Unable to let go of the past, he became an imposter as a tax collector by grabbing hold of his brother's identity card which gives him access to the database of clients. Through that, he was determined to know 7 strangers and confirm that they are good samaritarians before committing suicide in the end to donate away his beach-house, his other organs like his pair of eyes to an aspiring blind pianist, and his heart to a female with heart-failure to whom he has fallen for in the process. Rosario Dawson put up quite a splendid performance as well. It got pretty emotional towards the end as the movie ended on a tragic note. In the end, some might sympathise with his character for being so foolish. Others might acknowledge his brave good deeds.
Initially I didn't get to know much about the plot of the movie. But I trust my instinct that it had to be good or something not far from that. Well, the title itself is apt. The word "pounds" definitely reminds of the pounding of the heart to which plays an incredibly important role in the movie. Ben Thomas(Will Smith) getting to know Emily Posa(Rosario Dawson) who has a heart failure and eventually fell in love for her. As for the word "Seven", I thought it relates to the 7 sins of the human, how Ben Thomas, being disillusioned he was after the accident, thought he had sinned enough to even forgive himself.
I would say it's a pretty good movie if you're into those with serious themes. This came from the director of the Pursuit of Happyness as well. And Will Smith was the lead actor in it too. It's a pity I didn't watch yet though. But I heard it had some rave comments from critics. Should be pretty good as well.
I would rate this movie a 4/5, which is pretty high, I know.
You can even watch it alone, if you're one of those kind.
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