Seven Pounds (Blu-ray Disc, 2009, 2-Disc Set)

Most would agree that a tragic film such as this will somehow carry it's own weight, yet Seven Pounds seemed to leave me profoundly depressed and wishing that the story would somehow leave me uplifted. The film somehow fell short in delivering a redemptive message it set out to do.

Will Smith proved himself as a solid force to be reckoned with in the industry and has impressed me in many other wonderful films. His character, Ben, is a very lovable guy that seems to have entered into a period of enigmatic crossroads in life. Given his desire to be helpful, it doesn't seem fit that he would pose as an IRS agent to deliver up some kind of blind love for redemption. When a freak accident killed seven people including his wife, he really did search, but found no answers.

Although you might think it was a flashback to some other point in time, Ben was a very successful engineer with a high paying job. When his trouble began, his brother, who was with the IRS, allowed him to use his identity and pose as an IRS agent long enough to track down potential beneficiaries of his live organs after his preplanned suicide. I'll be the 1st to say damn!

In Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, Shilok the Jew, wanted a pound of flesh in payment for nonpayment. This leads us somehow to the thought within the play where we get the speech about "the quality of mercy is not strained, but dropeth like the gentle dew from heaven upon the place beneath". Therefore, we get the old adage, "An Ounce Of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure."

The anger & frustration that Ben feels when he finds that his empathy and compassion towards someone in uncertain health circumstances is betrayed is very believable, although, if he feels any compassion towards those people at all, he should soon become aware that all of us are not going live a perfect life and that desperate times can lead people to desperate measures. His pact with his friend and his quest to end his life and somehow prolong others is a noble challenge to take on, however, he should leave this kind of work to Almighty GOD. Even so, Science seems to deliver many blessings to those in need, however, the real tragedy is that man created science in order to compensate for his fall from grace(sinlessness).

The tragedies in this film are quite intense and make us aware that we are not immortal, yet we somehow are made to feel that Ben is trying to discern the reasons why good things happen to bad people while bad things happen to good people.

There were nice touches left here and there within the main body of the film that pushed you to love this guy regardless of his inner drive to be some kind of angel or GOD's supersaint. We knew he was disturbed from the start of the film, but didn't really know why. In my opinion, it would have been a much better film if the director had left off the first scene. That way we would not have had any idea where his character was going.

The jelly fish death leaves us thinking, "How could you die and still be fresh". Well "Not because he was the Fresh Prince", but this has to do with just the neurotoxins of the brain.

Many of the supporting actors compliment this film, such as Woody Harrelson playing the part of a physically challenged individual who has lost his sight.

I'm going to give this film a 4/5 for originality due to the reality of sudden and definite tragedy in all our lives.

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Will Smith (the Pursuit of happyness, I Am Legend) stars with Barry Pepper (Best known for his performance as Roger Maris in *61), Rosario Dawson (Eagle Eye, Death Proof), and Woody Harrelson (Best Known for his performance in the hit TV show Cheers) star in this thought provoking story of a man on a mission to redeem himself for his past sins.

Smith pretends to be an IRS agent in order to get information and get close to 7 people whom he feels are deserving of a special gift that will change their lives.

This performance by smith is much like his roles in The Pursuit of Happyness and I am Legend where we see a more serious side.

The character is tragic, yet everyone who sees this movie will understand the pain and the suffering that he is experiencing.

I rate this movie a 5 of 5 and recommend it to anyone who likes an Excellent movie performed by an excellent cast.

Alright this movie is kind of different then will smith's usual movies but this film really got my attention. This really made everyone i watched this film think about their everyday lifes. This is kind of a sad movie but gets better everytime you watch it.

i decided to buy it because it everyone that i know has seen the movie and said it was a great great movie. the movie was brand new and the seller is awesome. it was real cheap to. excellent price. plus great shipping.

SIMPLY ONE OF THE BEST MOVIE THIS YEAR .....DRAMA,DRAMA,DRAMA....EXCELENT,ACTING WAS PERFECT,THE STORY WAS STRONG,

Very touching movie. A must see. It will make you want to do something for someone less fortunate.

I love this movie! I initially saw it in theaters and then decided to purchase it the day it came out on Blu Ray. I think that this is one of Will Smith's best movies! Seven Pounds is a very disjointed near the beginning of the movie, but stuck with it you will not be disappointed once you reach the credits!!! I would say more, but I don't want to spoil it for you.:)

It was everything expected. Will Smith is the man. he is such a great actor. I liked the picture, sound and the whole plot of the movie, it kept you guessing and wanting more.