Preview: Seven Pounds (2008)

• Poster: C-

Review:

Will Smith does sell movies, but unless you get up close and personal with him and the poster, there's not much to notice about this heavily wordy ad.

• Trailer: C+

Review:

The trailer can't make up its mind whether it wants to be a genuine drama or a thriller. It has some vague Memento-like qualities, but without the darkness of subject.

Oscar Prospects:

Talk has swirled around Will Smith picking up an Oscar nod for this performance. The trailer doesn't suggest there's a lot there other than that his is a heavily dramatic turn, which the Academy likes. However, there are a lot of contenders for the crowded Best Actor race and I'm not so sure Smith can knock enough of them out of the way.

Release Date:

• December 12, 2008

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (November 23, 2008) Original

-Wesley Lovell (January 18, 2009) Buy the Poster Enabled