While interesting at times, this film is intentionally vague and confusing for so long that I lost interest. It's like when someone tells you they have a secret, but refuse to divulge it - and then when they finally do, it doesn't seem to be that big of a deal anymore.

This is the first time I write a review for a movie, but Seven Pounds encouraged me to release my feelings. This movie is one of the most emotional and deep movies I've ever watched! It takes you to another world where you think and question everything about our lives, death, and sacrifice. It takes you to a very deep level of thinking where you ask yourself if your life has a value or not, and what could add a value to this life. I think the last scene tells everything about this movie, when the heart and the eyes of the same person gather again in two different bodies, that was strongly emotional!

It is extremely rare for a film to get me emotional, I am essentially dead inside. Yet here I am, alone in my house, wiping a few tears away as I say out loud "pull yourself together!". To describe the plot would be doing it an injustice, but essentially a man contacts seven strangers in an attempt to turn their lives around. This raises the fundamental question: why? Now that would be a spoiler. Now I'm not tearing up just because it's a beautiful heartfelt drama, no no. I'm emotional because it just goes to show that performing acts of kindness can really make a difference in someone's life. We now live in a world where we keep ourselves distant from others. Isolated. Solitude. But what if you went outside and decided to help someone, even if it was just a stranger. The little difference you could make to their lives may just change your own. Seven Pounds eloquently explores that, perhaps slightly too melodramatically but it was required to make its purpose apparent. The extremities that our protagonist goes through to help others is rather inspiring. As the plot thickens, we soon start to unravel why he is doing this...and it's utterly heartbreaking. The last twenty minutes...damn. Just damn. It got to me. For that reason alone, I will remember this film for many years to come. This is undoubtedly one of Will Smith's best performances. Nuanced, understated and emotionally complex, he was able to evoke a sense of morality and innocence that we should all pursue in our own lives. Not to the extremities that his character undergoes, but kindness is a powerful trait to acquire. The supporting cast were excellent also. Big fan of Rosario Dawson who pulled in a beautiful performance. Woody Harrelson was good, would've liked to have seen more interaction with him. Direction solid, musical score hard hitting, wonderful cinematography...I could go on. To say Seven Pounds is a "nice" film is wrong. It's more than that and deserves far more attention, albeit slightly too melodramatic.

Nicely edited, beautifully filmed, almost perfectly casted, rare quite gem of humanity. Allows a likeness to film and imagery, rarely visualized and heard in this day and age of "Hollywood blockbuster". This is perfectly simmered cinema, incorporating a unique soundtrack, that I searched for the next day by the way, placed to every scene, as if no other song could be played, other than the ones played, in any given scene. Almost every human on the planet, can relate to the premise of the film, as it glorifies an emotion, a fear, a feeling, I believe the majority has felt in the course of a lifetime. The slow close ups of beauty and the humanity reign, in this unexpected tale of the heart. Although we see way too much of Will Smith's skin, veins, muscles and facial expressions, it works, especially post pondering and a good nights sleep. It sticks because everyone can relate. Did I mention the impeccable Rosario Dawson? She truly owns this movie and makes it what it is. Could not take my eyes or ears away. Riveting....