Seven Pounds

Objective Rating (How much merit I think it deserves):
5/10
Subjective Rating (How much I personally like it):
3.5/10

Year released: 2008
Runtime: 123 minutes
IMDB page: here

High-concept, long. Still haven't figured out what exactly the seven pounds are. But then I wasn't exactly paying close attention, seeing this is the second long film in as many days.

Plot: Well, it's one big story and the beginning, the ultimate cause, is only revealed at the end. Will Smith plays Ben, a IRS tax collector who seems to be barely in control of himself, as he screams mean-spirited insults to a blind customers service man (played by Woody Harrelson). He tracks down seven people with severe problems in life (abusive boyfriend, congenital heart disease, etc) and inserts himself into their lives.

Cast: Mostly driven by Will Smith, who gives a pretty powerful performance. But then it's what we've come to expect from him. Rosario Dawson, as Emily with the heart disease, is also quite forceful. The rest of the people are pretty 2-dimensional and vague. Why were they there again?

Script: I can't say exactly what's wrong with it. It's just boring. I don't know why. It should be an engaging story, intriguing and full of human interest. But it just isn't. Perhaps I was a bit influenced by bad reviews that I read before watching the movie, but it just didn't grab me. And I've been grabbed by plenty of bad movies before; movies that I like aren't all Oscar material.

Perhaps my shortest review yet... but the movie was just that unremarkable to me.