SEVEN POUNDS

SEVEN POUNDS: THE HYPE BETTER THAN THE ACTUAL FILM

This is Will Smith's world and we're just living in it. When this film was in theaters I heard so many people talking about it without really saying anything. The movie trailers didn't really show anything either. So, I finally sat down and watched. All I saw was Will Smith. Ben Thomas (Smith) did something very, very, very bad. So now, he is finding people. How he got their names and information is a HUGE stretch of reality. SPOILER ALERT! So, after finding all seven people, we discover that he caused a car crash that killed his fiancee and the occupants of the other vehicle. DON'T TEXT AND DRIVE! Now we see what Will Smith is doing and his last action is to "swim with a jellyfish" which stings and kills him. His executor makes sure the organs are donated accordingly. In concept, it is an interesting premise. However, I missed out on the emotional connection everyone else has seemed to make. It just didn't speak to me.
BITE ME: Interesting plot that feels empty inside. I didn't need a Kleenex.