Seven Pounds
United States
2008
123 Min
Color
2.35:1
Spanish, English
Synopsis
Haunted by a secret, Ben Thomas looks for redemption by radically transforming the lives of seven people he doesn’t know. Once his plan is set, nothing will be able to stop him. At least that’s what he thinks. But Ben hadn’t planned on falling in love with one of these people and she’s the one who will end up transforming him. —IMDb
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Gabriele Muccino
Gabriele Muccino (born 20 May 1967) is an Italian film director. He is the elder brother of actor Silvio Muccino, who often appears in his brother’s films.
Born in Rome, Gabriele Muccino gained success with films such as L’ultimo bacio (One Last Kiss) and Remember Me, My Love (Ricordati di me).
He is currently making a switch to directing Hollywood films after L’ultimo bacio won the Audience Award for World Cinema at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival bringing him to the attention of the American film industry. Muccino was handpicked by Will Smith to serve as the director of The Pursuit of Happyness. Muccino said in a later interview, “Will had to defend me as a choice to the studio; I could barely speak English and I could barely express my vision. I felt protected and that I could push my ideas even when they weren’t totally conventional. The reason why I found respect, and respect for my ideas, was because of Will.” Muccino also directed Smith’s later film, Seven Pounds… read more
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Liam Peters
6Apr12
It's not a good thing when one falls asleep 3 times during a film and can still pick the ending about 40 minutes from the end. It's also a bad sign when the film takes an interminable time to get there. Smith, outstanding in the unfairly maligned, I Am Legend, fails to show anything more than hammish tempestuous here and he's failed miserably by his director, Muccino, who brings nothing of any substance to the table.
Daniela Saucedo Garza
26Dec11
Terribly underrated and underapreciated movie. It's so much more than what people think. Will Smith is amazing and Rosario Dawson was adorable on this film.
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Une vie, deux heures de perdues
By Benoît on January 10, 2012
Gabriele Muccino a décidé avec Sept vies de faire pleurer les chaumières avec un lot de “bon sentimentalisme” à en vomir.
Le film débutait pourtant remarquablement bien. Un joli petit discours… read review
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