On the outside, I try to project an image of having it all together. But underneath that, I'm kind of a disaster. Hence... the name of the site: GlossyVeneer. Synopsis:
An IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.
From the IMDB Profile
Notable:
There are around 30 cast and crew members that are the same on this film as in The Pursuit of Happyness, including Will Smith and director Gabriele Muccino.
Quote:
I haven’t treated myself very well.
Rating: PG-13 for thematic material, some disturbing content and a scene of sensuality
Seven Pounds
Lots of people told me that I needed to see this movie. And when I asked what it was about, they always stumbled over words and said, “Just… you need to see it. It’s amazing.”
Well, I’m not sure if amazing is the way I would describe it. Honestly, I am not entirely sure what I think of it.
I was interested throughout and I thought the cast did a good job. The love story element is very subtle and tender, I like the interaction between Will Smith and Rosario Dawson. I feel Woody Harrelson came across well, but his story could have been fleshed out more. A little more judicious editing could trim out extraneous footage that didn’t further the plot or my feelings toward the story. But in the end, there are certain things that leave me feeling unfulfilled and like the film was a little unbalanced in spots.
*** SPOILER ALERT – Don’t read this if you don’t want to know certain things about the plot ***
From what I’ve read online, the title refers to a Shakespeare play where someone has to pay for their debts in pounds of flesh. The “debts” in this film are seven lives that were taken in a deadly car accident. So the big thing that bothered me is why he pays for 6 of these debts with his own flesh, literally. But one of them is paid by a belonging… a home. Not flesh. For some reason, that little inconsistency bugged me. Perhaps I’m missing something… If so, help me out folks!
Another thing, why the scene of him helping the old woman in the nursing home when she doesn’t count toward his seven debts? I was wondering if I was supposed to be linking her into everything else or if she was just a random addition. Too much ambiguity throughout left me scrambling to connect all the dots at the conclusion.
My rating: stars
