Seven Pounds

Theatrical Release Date: 2008 12 12 (USA)

UPC: 043396249158

Studio: Sony Pictures

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Adult Situations, Sexual Situations]

Summary: Academy Award nominee Will Smith reunites with the director and producers of The Pursuit of Happyness for this emotional drama concerning an IRS agent whose quest for redemption is unexpectedly complicated after he inadvertently falls in love. Ben Thomas is an IRS agent with a fateful secret. Assuming the identity of his younger brother, Ben sets out in search of redemption. Instead, Ben discovers true love while forever changing the lives of seven complete strangers. Woody Harrelson, Rosario Dawson, Michael Ealy, and Barry Pepper co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Drama

Features: cc

Deleted Scenes
Featurettes: Seven Views on Seven Pounds, Creating the Perfect Ensemble, The Box Jellyfish: World's Deadliest Co-Star, Emily's Passion: The Art of the Printing Press
Audio Commentary with Director Gabriele Muccino

Seven Pounds

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 03/31/2009

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 2.40:1

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 123 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Seven Pounds
1. Chapter 1 [:00]
2. Chapter 2 [:00]
3. Chapter 3 [:00]
4. Chapter 4 [:00]
5. Chapter 5 [:00]
6. Chapter 6 [:00]
7. Chapter 7 [6:11]
8. Chapter 8 [2:01]
9. Chapter 9 [3:26]
10. Chapter 10 [4:45]
11. Chapter 11 [3:45]
12. Chapter 12 [4:18]
13. Chapter 13 [4:12]
14. Chapter 14 [4:28]
15. Chapter 15 [4:42]
16. Chapter 16 [5:45]
17. Chapter 17 [3:57]
18. Chapter 18 [3:43]
19. Chapter 19 [6:03]
20. Chapter 20 [3:48]
21. Chapter 21 [3:30]
22. Chapter 22 [4:15]
23. Chapter 23 [3:50]
24. Chapter 24 [4:09]
25. Chapter 25 [3:27]
26. Chapter 26 [3:17]
27. Chapter 27 [3:57]
28. Chapter 28 [1:06]

Perry Seibert

The director of Seven Pounds, Gabriele Muccino, constructs the story so that a major secret stays hidden from the audience until the very end, making a spoiler-free synopsis of the movie sound either mysterious or incoherent. With that caveat in mind, Seven Pounds stars Will Smith as Ben Thomas, a mysterious IRS agent investigating people who either suffer from a terminal illness or live in mortal danger. While staking out Emily (Rosario Dawson), an artist in need of a heart transplant, he falls in love with her. As he negotiates this new relationship -- and carries on his various investigations -- he also engages in cryptic conversations with a morose lawyer (Barry Pepper), cares for a pet jellyfish, and fends off haunting memories of a car accident. When a movie keeps a key piece of information away from the audience -- something that explains why a character behaves the way he does -- you have to ask yourself, after it's over, if the story would be any better had all the cards been laid on the table right up front. In this case, the answer doesn't matter -- the film would fail regardless. Granted, if Ben's motivations were clear, the romantic subplot would certainly be more poignant. But on the other hand, his behavior toward other characters -- especially his humiliation of the blind customer-service rep, Ezra (Woody Harrelson) -- would raise questions about Ben's ethics that the film doesn't want to ask because those questions would make Ben less appealing. And, since this is a Will Smith star vehicle through and through, the director can't afford to leave you with any doubt about Ben's saintliness. In order to avoid this pitfall, the director confuses the audience -- distracting us with a series of tear-jerking moments (cue the children's choir and the feeble senior citizens) -- so that we never consider the most troubling aspects of the main character. To make matters worse, Muccino doesn't even do a credible job of keeping the supposedly earth-shattering secret -- an event finally depicted in full during the movie's climax. Expert filmgoers will be able to piece the whole thing together very early on, and most everyone else will know at about the halfway mark. All of this makes Seven Pounds an insult to the intelligence of most moviegoers. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Cast and Crew: Will Smith  Producer 
Ken Stovitz  Executive Producer 
Todd Black  Producer 
Steve Tisch  Producer 
Jason Blumenthal  Producer 
James Lassiter  Producer 
Gabriele Muccino  Director 
David Crockett  Executive Producer 
Angelo Milli  Composer (Music Score) 
David J. Bloomfield  Executive Producer 
Grant Nieporte  Screenwriter 
Dominico Procai  Executive Producer 
Will Smith  Actor 
Rosario Dawson  Actor 
Woody Harrelson  Actor 
Michael Ealy  Actor 
Barry Pepper  Actor 
Elpidia Carrillo  Actor 
Bill Smitrovich  Actor 
Robinne Lee  Actor 
Tim Kelleher  Actor 
Joseph A. Nuņez  Actor 
Gina Hecht  Actor 
Andy Milder  Actor 
Judyann Elder  Actor 
Sarah Jane Morris  Actor 
Madison Pettis  Actor 
Ivan Angulo  Actor 
Octavia L. Spencer  Actor 
Cynthia Rube  Actor 
Jack Yang  Actor 
Quintin Kelley  Actor 
Louisa Kendrick  Actor 

Country: USA