REVIEW: The main thing about this movie, prior to going, is that you really don’t know what it’s about even after seeing the previews. The reason being because it’s a sort of mystery, where you spend most of the movie wondering what has he done that is torturing him so; and what is he doing for these people he’s sought out. The basic concept is about repentance taken to the extreme. Other than the fact that it stretches out far too long, the movie isn’t half bad. In the end it is very emotional – there wasn’t a dry eye in the house … however my thought was, “it’s about time.” We give it only [3-Stars].SYNOPSIS: To say to much here would spoil the plot of the movie. It starts out with Ben Thomas (Will Smith) on the phone to 911. He is in a state of high anxiety, and at this point you don’t know where you are in the film (flashback or real time) as far as the plot is concerned. From there Ben goes on to see a number of people, telling them that he works for the IRS and that they’re being audited. Ben has a lot of flashbacks throughout the movie, several of which kind of tell you what is going on. Seven Pounds is all about the relationships between Ben and these various people. However, once you figure out the “what he’s doing” part of the mystery, it seems to drag on forever.
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