Seven Pounds
Seven names.
Seven strangers.
One secret.

I’m trying to get a few movie reviews done, so I’m skipping the trailers. If you want to view the trailer for Seven Pounds, you can catch it here.

I know I’m a little behind on this one, but I finally got to watch it and I have to say wow.

I absolutely loved The Pursuit of Happyness, so seeing Will Smith team up with Gabriele Muccino again was fantastic. Seven Pounds is definitely worth watching. It would appear that Gabriele Muccino has found his niche and can bring out the best dramatic personality in Will Smith.

I’m going to try to summarize the plot of the movie without spoiling anything, so here we go.

Will Smith plays Tim Thomas, a man who has assumed the identity of his IRS agent brother, Ben Thomas, in an effort to atone for his past sins. Tim was once a successful MIT graduate, but was responsible for an accident that killed seven others. Now, as Ben, Tim is determined to give penance – a pound of flesh for each of his sins – by drastically changing the lives of seven strangers.

When Ben falls in love with one of the people he’s trying to help, Rosario Dawson as Emily Posa, things get complicated.

As a drama, this movie has it all: romance, tragedy, the human condition. There are some laughs to be had, but they are kept in the closet as the story unfolds. In the end, seven pounds of flesh are given, and seven lives are changed forever. Watch this movie and learn what it means to atone for your sins.