Seven Names. Seven Strangers. One Secret.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy, Barry Pepper, Elpidia Carrillo, Robinne Lee |
| Director |
Gabriele Muccino |
| Screenplay | Grant Nieporte |
| Music | Angelo Milli |
| Cinematography | Philippe le Sourd |
| Editing | Hughes Winborne |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2008 |
| Produced by | Columbia Pictures, Escape Artists, Overbrook Entertainment, Relativity Media |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
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| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Infrequent, mild |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | Mild |
| Violence | None |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | Mild |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | The theme (around death and suicide) is adult, and serious but sensitively handled. Adult advice desirable for younger viewers. |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
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| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
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Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
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Topics to talk about |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 5 |  |
| Cape Times Michael Sragow | 1 | |
| iAfrica.com Rebekah Kendal  While you may initially be a little confused by the sequence of events and the lack of any kind of explanation, the pieces quickly fall into place and very few will be surprised by the inevitable conclusion. | 13 |  |
| The Citizen Leon van Nierop It is a flimsy chapter in the action star's career that will not supply the testosterone fix that Smith junkies require. | 10 |  |
| Sunday Times Barry Ronge | 5 | |
| 24.com Ivan Sadler Even though it is far from flawless, Seven Pounds is an entertaining movie, designed to tug at the heartstrings with all its might. So don't forget to bring the tissues. | 10 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert Some people will find it emotionally manipulative. Some people like to be emotionally manipulated. I do, when it's done well. | 15 |  |
| eye Weekly Adam Nayman Smith eschews his usual cockiness for a kind of nervous melancholy, and allows himself to look older and more worn than ever before, but he can only carry this unwieldy tear-jerking contraption so far. At which point, there’s nothing to do but to send in the jellyfish. | 5 | |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs In the end, and despite my socks never being in danger, I found this to be a flawed, but emotionally affecting drama designed in an easy to swallow fashion with Smith as the pill, if you will -- about making amends and coming to peace with guilt and past trauma. | 11 | |
| Metacritic.com 33 critics | 7 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 163 critics | 9 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Grim and morose, Seven Pounds is also undone by an illogical plot. | 5 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 22785 Netizens Best Will Smith Drama Yet........truly moving! | 15 | |
Average .. 43% | 9 | |