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.

Wow what an incredible performance by the excellent WILL SMITH,Here he is outstanding & emotional & so believable as Ben the broken man who wants to make things right again by doing something tragic!!! The story is a beautiful mystery so I'm not talking about the plot or story just how beautifully made it is & what an impact it will have on you. Will gives i think probably the most powerful performance of his career!!! The way underrated but BRILLIANT BARRY PEPPER also gives a fantastic performance as bens best friend & who is heart broken by the decision made by ben? So much drama & heart break but also so much beauty & hope. Rosario Dawson is excellent too & gives a lovely thoughtful performance. Seven pounds is an emotional powerful drama but also a beautiful experience

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!

This contrived, self-important story is sheer hogwash. It is so difficult to donate an organ or to receive one that this is an absolute insult to the brave people who donate and to the families of people waiting for donations. No one would be able to do what this character supposedly does in this movie. There are better records and more medical surveillance of the people involved in donations than most people can imagine, including (obviously) the writer of this script. The first thing physicians would notice is the missing lung tissue. That alone would disqualify someone from giving other tissues while still alive. No doctor is going to take part of a lung AND part of a liver AND a kidney AND bone marrow from one living person. Not possible. The house? Give someone a house in California, even a relative, and they have to pay tax on the actual appraised value of the home upon taking possession. Plus the property tax, etc. Again, zero research into the subject matter. Also...the last scene. I can tell you from personal experience that if you live in any urban area of California 9-1-1 staff is there within just a couple minutes. I mean less than five. So is there time to undress, pour the jellyfish into the water and climb in? Probably not. Plus the cold water would probably at least immobilize the jelly if not kill it. And jelly fish do NOT go after someone and latch on. The sting is passive. The whole movie is a brainless mess thrown together to elicit the biggest boo hoos possible from people who don't know any better.