Comments on: Film review – Seven Pounds (2008) http://blog.cinemaautopsy.com/2009/01/07/film-review-seven-pounds-2008/ Film reviews, criticism and discussion by Thomas Caldwell Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:35:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Benicio http://blog.cinemaautopsy.com/2009/01/07/film-review-seven-pounds-2008/#comment-21 Benicio Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:48:35 +0000 http://blog.cinemaautopsy.com/?p=860#comment-21 Sounds like my reaction to <em>Titanic</em>. Sounds like my reaction to Titanic.

]]> By: Thomas Caldwell http://blog.cinemaautopsy.com/2009/01/07/film-review-seven-pounds-2008/#comment-19 Thomas Caldwell Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:16:42 +0000 http://blog.cinemaautopsy.com/?p=860#comment-19 I actually quite like Will Smith. He was fantastic in <em>Ali</em>, <em>The Pursuit of Happyness</em> and <em>Six Degrees of Separation</em>. I'm also a big fan of things like <em>Enemy of the State </em>and <em>Independence Day</em> (a great guilty pleasure). Heck, I even quite liked <em>Hancock</em> and<em> I Am Legend</em>. But I found <em>Seven Pounds</em> to be really self-important, miserable and dull. I usually like getting swept away by the moment but when I felt myself being moved by the conclusion of this film, I was actually angry because I didn't feel that the film was good enough to deserve an emotional response from me! I really can't give it anything higher than a 2 because the films that I've rated higher than 2 are better films. I'm hoping to write an explanation of my ratings next week in order to explain myself better. I actually quite like Will Smith. He was fantastic in Ali, The Pursuit of Happyness and Six Degrees of Separation. I’m also a big fan of things like Enemy of the State and Independence Day (a great guilty pleasure). Heck, I even quite liked Hancock and I Am Legend.

But I found Seven Pounds to be really self-important, miserable and dull. I usually like getting swept away by the moment but when I felt myself being moved by the conclusion of this film, I was actually angry because I didn’t feel that the film was good enough to deserve an emotional response from me!

I really can’t give it anything higher than a 2 because the films that I’ve rated higher than 2 are better films. I’m hoping to write an explanation of my ratings next week in order to explain myself better.

]]> By: Benicio http://blog.cinemaautopsy.com/2009/01/07/film-review-seven-pounds-2008/#comment-17 Benicio Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:36:23 +0000 http://blog.cinemaautopsy.com/?p=860#comment-17 I should start by openly admitting I am a Will Smith fanboi. The movie was certainly messy and as with any top reviewer, you help to articulate that bad taste the movie left me with. But still, only 2 stars? I should start by openly admitting I am a Will Smith fanboi. The movie was certainly messy and as with any top reviewer, you help to articulate that bad taste the movie left me with. But still, only 2 stars?

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