

Seven Pounds
The actor/director combination of Will Smith and Gabrielle Muccino who brought you The Pursuit of Happyness join forces again. Smith plays Ben Thomas, an IRS agent whose existence is so numbing his state borders on suicidal. First though, he seeks redemption for the wrongdoings of his life, a task he intends to fulfil by changing the lives of seven deserving strangers. Everything changes though when he falls in love with one of those recipients (Rosario Dawson). Woody Harrelson co-stars as a blind pianist who also comes in for the Good Samaritan treatment, while Connor Cruise, the adopted son of Tom and Nicole, gets his first big screen role too.
- Director:
- Gabriele Muccino ('The Pursuit of Happyness')
- Writer:
- Grant Nieporte
- Cast:
- Will SmithRosario DawsonWoody HarrelsonBarry PepperMadison PettisMichael EalyConnor Cruise
Seven Pounds | Reviews
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Variety
An endlessly sentimental fable about sacrifice and redemption that aims only at the heart at the expense of the head. Intricately constructed so as to infuriate anyone predominantly guided by rationality and intellect.
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The New York Times
The most transcendently, eye-poppingly, call-your-friend-ranting-in-the-middle-of-the-night-just-to-go-over-it-one-more-time crazily awful motion pictures ever made.
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Roger Ebert
Some people will find it emotionally manipulative. Some people like to be emotionally manipulated. I do, when it's done well.
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New Zealand Herald
It's truly gruelling. And while the Shakespeare reference might be just one of this film's more obvious confused ideas, at least that title is about half right. Because Seven Pounds sure sinks like a stone.
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Hollywood Reporter
The film's Italian director does achieve in his second American outing a pleasing blend of Hollywood professional sheen and European sensitivity to character details and nuances.
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Empire Magazine
A collage of strong scenes, dull bits, good filmmaking and a dissatisfying emotional payoff. A laudable attempt to tackle heavyweight subject-matter that ends up just being heavy weather.
Full reviewSeven Pounds | Release Details
Seven Pounds is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV.