DISQUS

Scurvy Sista · 11 months ago

When he gets his Oscar nomination don't be surprised. If you stay in the moment from start to finish, this is a very good film. You control freaks who has to know what happens next the frustration is of your own making. The deepness of the plot calls for all the so called overacting, the facial expressions, the determination, and even the compassion. When really someone has made of their mind to do the deed there is no stopping them, this movie hammered home that point in an astounding way. I loved the movie from start to finish.

Cravena · 10 months ago

Agreed....I quite liked it!!

gworn · 10 months ago

Unfortunately a huge missed opportunity by the producers and Will Smith to encourage people to consider registering as eye, tissue and organ donors. Easily done here in the U.S. by visiting DonateLife.net and determining if your state has a registry (many like California have online registries). In an interview Mr. Smith said his life was changed by the film - I only wish he would take it a step further and become involved in encouraging people to discuss eye, tissue and organ donation with their families and loved ones and register as donors.

mike · 10 months ago

Fantastic Movie about sacrifice with a purpose. Like most reviewers this review is so cliche and typical. The movie on the other hand is brave, original and extremely beautiful.
I suppose you like movies like the wildly original Ironman.
SEVEN POUNDS IS TRULY MAGNIFICENT!!!

yvette · 10 months ago

Sometimes people who specialize in a certain field don't know what they are talking about, and that goes for the many "critics" who are insulting this movie. It was different from most movies... sure. Slower, fragmented... yet the message was beautiful.

My mother had a heart transplant 9 years ago. How comfortable I had gotten that she is still here today. I left crying having a deeper respect for what she's been through and reappreciating the donor who gave her life so that her grandchildren could know their grandmother.

If the attempt failed for so many "critics", at least it was a good attempt on a subject really worth addressing. Somehow, fantasy, sex, etc. have outshined good old meaningful themes that people can really relate to.

meg · 10 months ago

I just have a few questions! Like, 1)How can his organs survive if he's filled with jellyfish toxins which is going to ultimately lead to his death because they stop the heart? 2) Where is he getting the name's of the people that he wants to save? 3) How does he know they're a match to his blood type and what sort of organ they need? 4) What is the name Seven Pounds about? How can he give his eyes to a blind man when know one has ever performed a successful eye transplant? OMG! This movie was so confusing and unrealistic. Does anyone else agree?

ali baba · 10 months ago

the only thing the I question is how does he know about the blood type!When he ....................

tom · 5 months ago

Q. 1, As a lifeguard i have learnt how a jelly fih kills, the toxins very rarely enter the blood, the kill by complete shutting down the nervous system, which in turn, shut down the brain, rarely effecting the heart. Q2. He is getting names through the use of his brothers position at the IRS, they have EVERYONE on file, also through the help of people he has already helped, i.e the person to whom he donated his kidney, and the person to whom he donated a portion of his liver, and the lawyer figure danny. Q3. in the case of the lady he saved they actually answer that question in the film, he went through a list of people the IRS have listed with stage 2 heart disease that are predicted to increase to stage 1 recently (the irs has that on file as well) and then narrowed that figure down to those with his blood-type by using his position as an imprecatory IRS agent to check hospital records. Q4. the name seven pounds is a reference to one of Shakespeare's plays, in which an organ was taken from poor people who failed to pay off a debt, one organ being worth a pound of debt. Q5. their is such thing as an eye transplant it involves the transference of the "cornea from one person to another, hence why the "blind man" had brown corneas at the end of the movie

in short
the movie was while far fetched, ENTIRLY POSSIBLE
we do not agree and
YOU ARE AN IDIOT
meg don't have kids

lffr · 10 months ago

meg i find some washers... i hope...
1)in 2004 Medical advances in surgical and preservative methods have
allowed doctors at King's College Hospital in London to
transplant organs from donors whose hearts have already
stopped beating.
2)movie minute 02:45 there's a paper with this: "these are all the
candidates that meet your criteria here in region 5."
4)
" "Seven Pounds" is a reference to Shakespeare's "The Merchant of
Venice" where creditors demanded their "pound of flesh" no
matter how painful the repayment would be to the debtors."

"In corneal transplant, also known as keratoplasty, a patient's
damaged cornea is replaced by the cornea from the eye of a
human cadaver. This is the single most common type of human
transplant surgery and has the highest success rate. Eye banks
acquire and store eyes from donor
individuals largely to supply the need for transplant corneas."

ANGRYBROOMSTICK · 10 months ago

yeah, i hear the movie sucks.

Alericc · 10 months ago

This is what happens when Will Smith starts taking acting lessons from Tom Cruise.

Sam · 10 months ago

I keep reading about how everyone really disliked Smith's acting in the movie, and while I can dfinitely agree he overacted in parts, I didn't see a lot of what reviewers are saying. To me, he came off as being incredibly awkward, and in other parts as a person who thinks that they are really sad, or whatever, and that's where they have to be etc, and they overreact to situations. Its not like people in 'real' life don't behave in this way.

I think I would agree that you can see the twists or whatever coming, but at the same time I think I was most interested in the motivation behind why he was doing these things. I think that question is answered but it felt incomplete.

I wouldn't tell someone not to see this, but I would probably say that it's more of a rental than a theater/purchase.

Also, I hate your new commenting system.

Sam · 10 months ago

I take that back, I don't hate the commenting system. I hate that I can't register 'sam' as my username.

Quenfis · 10 months ago

LOL. Hang on, I'll call you on my cup and string. I believe your address is Sam on Sam Street in Sam, Sam USA.

Sam · 10 months ago

the best way to get a hold of me is " ... .- -- "

Quenfis · 10 months ago

You must have equal dislike for e-mail as well, finding it difficult to register sam@gmail.com or sam@yahoo.com eh? Welcome to the internet. Find a nickname, or embrace the use of the underscore like our fine bloggers here.

Sam_isusingan_ · 10 months ago

I used your advice, Quenfis! I hope you're proud of me.

Sam · 10 months ago

what's this internet you speak of?

The Realist · 10 months ago

His movies make money because they spend millions and millions in advertising and exposure. The general public see his dumb movie posters until they're blue in the face and when it comes time to choose between one boring Hollywood flick and another, they usually choose the one they recognize. Then they walk out of the theater complaining about how much Will Smith sucks and how they thought for sure this time, after all that production money, they'd finally make an okay movie. Even if it has a dumb bozo washed up rapper like him in it. So many good films have been ruined by his ugly mug and bad bad acting. "NOw that's what I call a close encountah!!!" BORING.

monkey · 9 months ago

Hey isnt infact a IRS agent mr. review

EBB · 6 months ago

the movie was very sad, but I thought Will Smith did a good job. It was very different from his other roles, so it was probably hard. I loved this movie and I thought it stays with the viewer. I can't stop thinking about it, anyway.

EBB · 6 months ago

To Mike:
Finally! Someone agrees with me! I loved this movie. I do love Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man, though...

Alisha · 6 months ago

I disagree. I thought the movie was just amazing. The ending was a little empty but it works for this movie. I don't think he so much "overacted" he was supposed to be this overbearing, akward person. Will Smith is a great actor! I will be purchasing this movie. It's a must-see for sure!