A man overwhelmed with guilt and grief changes the lives of 7 strangers.
J.’s Review:
It’s not often that I find a movie that profoundly affects me on an emotional and spiritual level and inspires in me a hunger to be more than I am, to do more, to “rage against the dying of the light” and change the world, even if it’s just my own. Dead Poets Society. My Life. Schindler’s List. Crash. And yes, Seven Pounds now makes this list as well.
To tell you the story would be a disservice. In the previews for Seven Pounds, Sony intentionally left the entire story pretty vague. I’m certainly glad that they did, as it served to magnify the impact of the story. The best I can do here is to tell you that it is a beautiful story of a taker and a giver. And I cried through the end of the credits, something I haven’t done since I saw Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ.
Megan’s Review:
It is no secret that I love Will. I will see anything he is in. I knew nothing of the story line of this flick before seeing it, and I am glad. The opening scene gives you the ending and even knowing where the story would end I was in for the journey. I liked that there was a little story twist, even though small. Will makes it so easy to love the character and take a different look at how engrossed we become with the pain in our lives and how easy it is to drown in our guilt. I cried, alot. Hand over the mouth crying.
