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Trailer Review: Seven Pounds

Posted by Paul Clark


This has to be more complex than it looks, right? Because from the looks of this trailer, this is going to be a movie about a workaholic who suddenly decides to help seven people, for reasons known only to himself. But there must be a catch, I’m guessing- maybe he’s mortally ill or has recently had a life-changing brush with death that’s caused him to see the light. Part of me hopes that maybe his sudden altruism springs from him being mentally ill. But somehow, I doubt it. Will Smith is a fine actor, and is constantly getting better. But I actually prefer him in his recent genre films like Hancock and I Am Legend, in which a blockbuster template affords him the chance to show his darker side. This, on the other hand, is looking a lot like feel-good claptrap, which might appeal to the folks in the Academy but I believe actually limits Smith as an actor by keeping him intent on being lovable and sympathetic. A shame, really.


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