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[Hero1]

Phoebe, on Dec 26 2008, 11:33 PM, said:

I was appalled by the premise of this movie. Mediocre acting aside (and it was all pretty mediocre, imo), I left the theater feeling manipulated and angry! There was NOTHING noble about what Will Smith's character did. Wracked with guilt, he chose to end his life - and whoever wrote the screenplay tried to manipulate me into thinking it was some kind of great sacrifice.

The protaganist (sp) was SICK & needed mental help! He certainly wasn't a hero and if this film is nominated for any kind of award, I think I will get sick. Worst film I've seen in a long time.

Well someone here agreed with me :werd:

[JumpinJack AJ]

Okay, i'm finally getting time to write this. SPOILERS!!!

I really liked the movie. It's not my favorite FP movie, but i like it alot. The 1st scene really grabs u. And the 2nd real scene makes u hate his character even tho' u don't want 2. I love the way stuff like that messed with your brain and u couldn't figure things out. The confusing flashbacks and stuff like that were all frustrating even tho' u know they were all gonna be cleared up later. I think the "different" factor of the movie makes it different but that it also took away from it a little. I think the 2nd half of the movie was VERY good. The relationship part was just very interesting, the clearing up of his character's past, and how so many little pieces of the movie added up 2 making sense.

Overall, i love the idea of a man who is tortured by a mistake he made in his past, how he's suffering becuz of what he's lost, and how he's basically appointed himself as an angel on earth, giving all of his time and everything he had 2 enrich the lives of good people suffering with nowhere 2 go. That's just amazing 2 me. I think there's a piece of that in every person who wants 2 be that person. This may be a movie, but it truely does show that miracles can come true.

I do plan on seeing this movie again b4 it leaves theaters.

[Lhunagar]

I really liked it.. Will did a great performance and the story was really interesting (even though I can see why some people are criticizing its lack of complexity).. it felt pretty good to see Will in another drama with a good script.. especially after the horrible hancock

[Bob]

This movie was great!

I connected with Will Smith's character because I'm quite OCD about past actions. I've even pondered how I'd deal with the death of someone if I felt responsible. Many people would have a tough time living with themselves if they felt they were the cause of someone else's death. I can also understand the reasoning that as much help as you give, it is never enough if you're still fortunate to live while others have died.

Plot-wise: Solid. I don't have any complaints. Although I was surprised his character let himself dream about a possible relationship after the accident.

Character-wise: Great. I think his brother and Holly were perfectly minimal in use. Enough to bounce off of you as something worth noting, but not too much to distort the movie's focus.

As to why so many people didn't like the movie:
1.) I think people pick and choose early what they like in a movie, and I believe many were turned off by the marketing. They felt snubbed that the trailer gave little to the audience to go spend $10.
2.) People took kind to POH, but I think they worried and came in with preconceived ideas that the director would just duplicate the same style. Which he did, but I think it works.
3.) The movie was the reversal of the past few Will Smith movies: The start is not as good as the end. I think people were turned off early, and expected the end to flop ala I Am Legend and Hancock.
4.) We've got such a bleak economy and maybe people weren't looking to dampen the holidays. Although I will say this ending was a happy ending all-in-all.

And finally...the biggest, which I think this forum's discussion further proves:
5.) Our society is still not at all comfortable with suicide as a rational end. It's a really unusual conversation to have, but for centuries, certain suicides were deemed honorable. Shakespeare spent time expressing the human condition where suicide seemed only logical to release the guilt and depression a person had. We've had the better part of a century learning otherwise: That suicide is selfish, dishonorable, and a crime. I can understand his character's decision. What further offends audiences is that the film presents his decision as truly brave and quite selfless. In fact, a case can be made for that idea. So I think many people just don't want to believe that such an action is ever justified or reasonable. I'd suggest this premise is more for the classical societies, whether early America or Renaissance Europe.

[Hero1]

No 5 is a very good point bob.. Well
Made

[BWS.com]

I got a question to the People who was already in the movie:
Are there any "hot" scenes, with mrs. dawson?

I dont like movies like this... in so many movies are the women... naked xD...
(and sometimes i think this scene is destroying the movie... because its failed the movie)

so somebody can tell me that?

[Silver Tiger]

I finally saw it today. MY THOUGHTS:

The film is definitely trying to depress you as much as the main character seems to be. I don't think the film needed to be such a big secret. He was responsible for 7 deaths, it's not the plot find of the century.

That said, I think I can say that I both like and dislike this movie equally. I don't think it deserved the panning it got from critics (who probably expected to be blown away by the super secret movie) and I don't think it's a "great" movie. It was nice to not see Will playing earth's only hope for salvation, but this film only further cemented my feeling that I'm tired of Will starring in Will-centered films.

I thought it was decent, but my mind definitely began to dissect the film while I was watching it.

Edited by Silver Tiger, 03 January 2009 - 01:34 AM.

[Typhoon20]

The day Will stops making movies mainly for the 20M or for the oscar run is the day Will will reach his peak. I felt like I was watching a movie that was a vehicle for Smith to run for the Oscars and to make the viewer as sentimental and teary as possible and it made no sense to me (All of my friends knew the ending after like 10 mins, the jellyfish thing was absurd). I mean when you're a scriptwriter for so long and all you've done is write for Sabrina and some other silly sitcom how smart would it be for Will to work with this guy ? I had my prejudices about this situation and I was kinda hoping for a miracle that the scriptwriter would've come up with something good. I don't blame Muccino a lot even though I don't like him that much, this movie comes down to the script, as simple as that. It's beyond horrible that it just doesn't work on that level. This is one flop that could've been prevented by Will himself. He is one of Hollywoods WORST actors when it comes to script selection. He is so huge and powerful as an actor in Hollywood that he can work with whoever he wants.

I'm gonna wait and see what his next move is going to be, he has a couple years to bounce back and to live up to his own potential and peak. If this is Wills peak, I'm not too optimistic about the next 10 years.

Sorry for the harsh words, I'm just a bit furious at Will.

[viber_91]

Ok, I've seen this movie again... But this time with a more negative attitude towards it...

And, I can see why the movie is getting all the negative reviews. I doesn't deserve the 27% RT rating, but It sertanly doesn't deserve the 7.6 it has on IMDB. It looks like Will just read the last part of the script and thought "Well, I've got to get an oscar for that!" and just didn't care about the rest of the movie... The last part of the movie is great, but sadly, that's about the only good thing in this movie. Sure, Rosario is great (and hot) as Emily, and Woody is also very good, but he didn't get enough screentime to really show his acting skills... But here Will shows why he's not considered a "great actor", and that he doesn't really deserve to be the main character in movies with other great actors and directors... Will only uses about one facial expression in the entire movie, and says it took about a month for him to get out of that character... That's not a good sign.
And I'm really starting to grow tired of seeing Will play such great guys. In the original Hancock script, he was more of a sh*thead, and in the SP script he was more of a creep. But Will and James (I blame them, cause they are the people who bought the right's to the scripts) for some reason feels that it's necessary to change the scripts. The ending in the SP movie is better than in the script, but the rest is just not that good...
I mean, Will only does 1 movie (sometimes two) every year, so the movies he's in should be great... People like Woody Harrelson does about 5 movie's every year, and while many of them isn't considered to be that great, he still has about 4 movies from the last two years that are really good... But do you know any movie that Will has done that is considered to be great? I think ALI was great, and Will gave a great preformance. That's a great movie, for Will, but there are tons of movie's about real life people that are much better... POH was overrated, and Will didn't deserve to be oscar nominated, sure he was good in the movie, but not "best actor of the year"-good...
I just think that Will doesn't have the balls to play a really hard character, someone who challenges him as an actor. And that's why he doesn't deserve to win an oscar...
If you just think about his acting, he really doesn't deserve to have the main role in all the movies he's in...

Edited by viber_91, 05 January 2009 - 08:19 AM.

[BWS.com]

BWS.com, on Jan 2 2009, 12:17 PM, said:

I got a question to the People who was already in the movie:
Are there any "hot" scenes, with mrs. dawson?

I dont like movies like this... in so many movies are the women... naked xD...
(and sometimes i think this scene is destroying the movie... because its failed the movie)

so somebody can tell me that?

:stickpoke:

[VIsqo]

Dont worry about it bws, im sure it aint gonna be a problem for u..

[Tyrailius]

I'd have to say that Seven Pounds was a good movie, and everything comes to a head at the end of the movie. The ending is definitely shocking.

Don't worry about the "love scene", it wasn't too much and I don't think it took away from the film.

[BWS.com]

I saw the Preview yesterday... i give the Movie 5+ from 5 points... absolutely great!

[TooFresh]

I watched the movie yesterday.... it' s a good movie with a strong ending.... but till the last part, the movie isn't so great for me. I mean, good story, shocking ending, but untill you don't reach the last part, the movie could be boring.... many people in the cinema were quite bored.... fortunately the ending makes you change your opinion. Anyway I prefer others kind of movie for will. for me ths is that kind of movie I watch once......

[Sandy]

Ok. I finally saw the movie yesterday. The cinema was full, there wasn't a free seat.
I'm with those who think the best part of the movie was the 2nd. I liked the movie but now I really want Will in a big good movie.

Edited by Sandy, 17 January 2009 - 08:17 AM.

[Jazzy Julie]

SPOILERS


Just saw it. The start was so slow, it was just a bunch of random scenes that didnt fit in with another. i dont like films that go to and fro too much with time. It was like nothing really happened for an hour. Then finally the love story started and that was ok, then the last 10 minutes was great and i cried like a baby.

I just think it all happened at the end, we finally see what happened in the accident at the same time Will commits suicide, its like they fit the whole movie into that last part. Dont get me wrong i did enjoy the end but it was a lot of watching to do to get to that point. Its one of my least favourite Will films, sorry.

Oh and why did it make me cry so close to the end, i had to walk out the cinema with red eyes.

[Sandy]

I agree with u 100% Julie. Well, I didn't cry hehe.

[Ale]

I saw the movie yesterday and I have to say that I loved it. One of my favorite Will Smith movies without any doubt.

Spoiler

The story is very touching and depressing. The first part of the movie is slow and confusing, but once the love story between Ben and Emily starts, this is, in the second part, you can feel their pain, you just get sadder and sadder because you know they won't be together much time. You can't help being intrigued though, because their love story is amazing and so true that makes you think that nothing bad will happen, but that's not the reality. They give us some emotional scenes that I'll never forget (like when Ben fixes the machine in Emily's garage, simply great). The ending is predictable but sad. A good ending I'd say, something I hadn't seen in a WS movie since 'The Pursuit of Happyness'. The jellyfish scene is dope.

Will's performance is brilliant (again), and I can't understand why they ignored him for the Golden Globes. He has proved that he can be a serious actor when he wants, not only playing a dramatic role, but also playing dark characters like this one, very different from the ones he has played before. Rosario Dawson is, for me, the best of the movie. Her performance is fantastic (I've never seen her as good as in this movie), and she deserves a nod too. She was born for this role. And Woody Harrelson is good too. His performance as a blind pianist is very convincent, but he doesn't have many minutes in the movie to show his talent. The first scene where he's talking with Ben through the phone is great though!

Will's chemistry with Rosario is perfect. Like I said before, the scenes where they are together are unforgettable: the way they look at each other wondering what the other is thinking, the music, the dialogues... everything is perfect with this couple.

I wish Will works with Muccino again. I love their movies. I didn't cry with this one, but it's very touching and shows how some people want to live life (Emily) while others don't because they feel guilty (in this case, Ben, because of the car accident). Probably darkest role of Will since 'Six Degrees of Separation', but a good movie in my opinion.

I'm planning on seeing 'Seven Pounds' again soon.

8.5/10

Edited by Ale, 17 January 2009 - 10:24 PM.

[KevTastic]

I'm hearing rave reviews from my friends for this film. Gonna get round to hitting the cinema this week. I am truly intrigued by if i am gonna like this or not now.