I find myself having two very strong reactions any time I see a trailer for the latest so-sure-to-be-a-hit-it-already-is-one Will Smith vehicle, Seven Pounds: First, I have no idea what this movie is about. Not even a clue. And second, I WANT TO SEE THIS MOVIE! On opening day! Or even before. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the magic of Will Smith. He is so charming that his fans (including me) want to see him in just about anything -- even if we have no idea what any of it is.
Here's what I know: Will Smith tells us that God created the world in seven days. (Okay, I get that; it's, like, from the Bible.) And in seven seconds, Will Smith shattered his (that I don't get; I mean, I get that he means he shattered his world, but I'm not clear how or why or when or what or anything else). And then we see Will Smith running through the rain, looking awesome. And I'm completely puzzled and also completely drawn in. Then words flash across the screen, telling us that "Ben Thomas has a secret." We hear him giving his house away and asking the recipient never to contact him. More words: "Seven strangers he must choose" and "Seven lives he must change." Then we hear him say he can drastically change someone's circumstances, but only if said someone deserves it. And the someone he's referring to is an apparently blind Woody Harrelson. Will's hovering over Woody, who's fumbling with his coffee cup at a diner (this is how we know he's blind, see? Because he fumbles with his cup, and can't set it neatly on his saucer like someone who could see would do. Poor blind people and their cup woes). Then we get flashes of Will doing dramatic things between the words "Seven acts that lead to one truth." A woman asking what he's planning to do as he smiles smugly. More words: "One man." Rosario Dawson rolls over in a bathtub, from her side to her back. Then a doctor (and it's Dean Hoades) asks Will why "she" (Rosario, I think) is under the impression his name is Ben. More words: "One man." Then Will telling her he doesn't want to keep lying to her, and they hug. "One chance." He's running in the rain again. And then he's telling someone he did something really bad once and is never going to be the same again. There he is in a car crying and screaming. Then he's tearing up a room in a house. Words: "No turning back." A phone rings and Barry Pepper answers. Will Smith, now walking in the rain after his run, says, "It's time." For what?!
Here's my only shot at a theory: He sold his soul to the devil? I mean, I hope it's not that "out there," because it looks more like a down-to-Earth, somewhat realistic movie. But I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Here's my only shot at a theory: He sold his soul to the devil? I mean, I hope it's not that "out there," because it looks more like a down-to-Earth, somewhat realistic movie. But I guess we'll have to wait and see.
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