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Seven Pounds

Thursday, 26 February 2009 ‡ 01:30

Powerful message only revealed at the end. If you are on the ball you can guess what's going on in the movie right from the first 30 minutes, i only continued watching because i wanted to see the outcome and Will Smith's excellent portrayal of this character.

There was one line (in particular) which i felt unnecessary, when the character who plays the brother calls and announces himself as the brother - totally unreal, nobody ever announces their relationship on the phone especially when it is such a strong or close relationship. I think it would have added to the list of questions if the brother relationship was not revealed so early in the film.

If you are a Smithy fan, i suspect you will want to watch it. If there was an attempt to place strong emotional tension throughout the film, it didn't work for me. If you are a typically miserable moaning sod, you may love this film.