AltWeeklies Wire
Does Will Smith Think He's Jesus?
Seven Pounds is so pleased with its concept and its message that it drives right by some pretty big flaws.
Will Smith on Personal Triumph, Middle East Peace and Obamanew
He's hoping to take what he learned from his part in Obama's election and apply it to a new business investment in the United Arab Emirates -- part of his Seven Pounds-inspired attempt to make a difference in his work.
Metro Times |
Cole Haddon |
12-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Will Smith Encores His 'Pursuit of Happyness'new
Watching Smith and Muccino's latest collaboration, Seven Pounds, I marveled (to paraphrase the great Jermaine Jackson) that something so right could go so wrong.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
12-19-2008 |
Reviews
Weighty Matters Get Treated Carelessly in 'Seven Pounds'new
Pounds' moral preaching is kinda twisted, yet it's delivered up on the same kind of redemptive platter -- swelling music, tears, and all. You've gone too far, guys, with the angel act, and God's gonna smite you down.
The Portland Mercury |
Marjorie Skinner |
12-19-2008 |
Reviews
Will Smith Needs Cinema Lessons to Cure His Scowls in 'Seven Pounds'new
A glib, charming movie star -- but resourceless actor -- Smith must think scrunching-up his face and looking worried for two hours shows serious concentration and emotional gravity. Apparently, he is unaware of the ways that movies and movie stars communicate depth and sincerity.
New York Press |
Armond White |
12-18-2008 |
Reviews
'Seven Pounds': Hoping Strategiesnew
Will Smith's latest finds a way to be optimistic without turning him into a ham.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
12-18-2008 |
Reviews
'Seven Pounds' is Agonizing, Incessant and Impervious to Ironynew
Will Smith continues in the vein of his last three movies by maintaining a clenched, anguished, clotted expression on his face. He has completed his transfiguration into the Fresh Prince of Airlessness.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
12-17-2008 |
Reviews
Movie Buzz: Approval Ratingsnew
Movie Buzz is a weekly film preview column. This week Will Smith stars in Seven Pounds, Jim Carrey embraces comedy in Yes Man, Mickey Rourke earns a Golden Globe nomination, and Matthew Broderick is the big voice behind a tiny mouse in The Tale of Despereaux.
Metro Spirit |
Mariah Gardner |
12-17-2008 |
Movies
Worry, Avoid 'Happy'new
Uplifting in the blandest possible way.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
12-15-2006 |
Reviews
Drafting a Kid for an Oscar Bidnew
Happyness sort of has the spirit of Life Is Beautiful, only without all the Nazis and genocide.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
12-13-2006 |
Reviews
Will Smith Takes His Son Slumming
From the looks of Will Smith's downtrodden character in The Pursuit of Happyness, the only place for the capable actor's career to go is down.
Bread Winner
Old-school human drama just plain works in The Pursuit of Happyness.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
12-07-2006 |
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