movie #139 ........................."Seven Pounds"

Movie #139 "Seven Pounds" is a bit of a controversial film --- getting only 27% on rottentomatoes, I ordinarily wouldn't have seen the movie, but people were asking me what I thought about the ending, so my curiosity was piqued and I decided to take advantage of this movieblog and finally see it. I'm glad I did, but I have mixed emotions about it. It's weird how netflix oftentimes guesses correctly what I would rate the movie (in fact, I've been trying to rate as many old movies as possible to see if their predictions get even better) and they said I would probably rank it in the 3's on to 4, and that's about where I WOULD put it. Anyone who knows me and sees this ending would guess that I: 1) found it unbelievable 2) found it morally questionable 3) found it enjoyable watching it play out (to tie all the loose ends). So that's why the mixed emotions. I liked the acting (although watching Will smith wince through most of the film was a bit annoying after a while), but I must confess that I fell asleep through the opening hour and had to go back (after my nap) and rewatch it ---- so the tension was a tad too long with this viewer, and I almost turned it off. But the payoff is good to watch. So I recommend it for that patient viewer --- but be aware that you may have mixed emotions also. And that isn't bad. It makes you consider the moral issues this film brings up and that's always welcomed, in my opinion.

Average rating: 3.816
I'd give it 3.5
Seven Pounds
(2008) PG-13
Distraught over his wife's death -- and convinced that his own actions had something to do with it -- a depressed IRS agent (Will Smith) begins plotting some plan, vowing to improve the lives of seven strangers in the process. But a chance meeting with a woman who has a life-threatening heart defect (Rosario Dawson) makes him think twice when their budding relationship suddenly feels a lot like love.