Seven Pounds (Rating: 7.5)

Will Smith and Rosario Dawson star in director Gabriele Muccino's latest film, Seven Pounds. Smith and Muccino teamed up for The Pursuit of Happyness in 2006, earning Smith his second Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Smith was also nominated in 2001 for his portrayal of Cassius Clay in Ali. I promise not to spoil the film for those of you who have yet to see it. With that in mind, I won't be able to share much.

The film is notably difficult to follow for the first thirty to forty minutes. It reminded me a bit of Pulp Fiction in the way it jumped all over the place. I wasn't really sure what was going on. I stuck with it and it paid off! I saw the movie with a friend of mine and we were guessing back and forth throughout the film how it was going to end up. We got parts of it right, then we flip-flopped, and in the end we were both surprised!

Rosario Dawson and Will Smith in Seven Pounds

It was masterfully written. A movie that can keep you guessing for two hours is brilliant. What fun is it to see a movie when you can figure out what's going to happen within the first half hour? It did seem scattered at the beginning, but that helped build the mystery. Be forewarned that I witnessed many wattery eyes during the final minutes of the film, so bring Kleenex if you're a weeper.

I give this film a solid 7.5 out of 10. It's worth the investment to see it at the box office. And amazingly, I paid to go see this film. No free ticket this time. I will be attending an advanced screening of Defiance next Wednesday, so be on the lookout for a review shortly thereafter.

Check out the trailer here: