7 Pounds

It is going to be difficult to write this review without giving the mystery of the movie away. The movie is probably best summed up as a 2-hour-long Chicken Soup for the Soul story. The problem is that the story could have easily been trimmed down to 30 minutes and placed on the Hallmark channel.

Here is what one critic had to say from RottenTomatoes.com that pretty much sums up the movie for me: "With their latest collaboration, it seems as if [Smith and Muccino] were engaged in the pursuit of crappyness."

Another great insight from another critic:
"The pacing of the film is painfully slow that by the time one gets to the payoff at the end and understands what's going on, you may be fighting to remember what happened during the film if you stayed awake for it."

In my opinion, this may be one of the worst movies of 2008. And that's saying a lot considering the following other bombs that came out in 2008:
- 88 Minutes (Al Pachino)
- Bangkok Dangerous (Nicholas Cage)
- The Love Guru (Michael Myers)
- Swing Vote (Kevin Costner)
- Semi-Pro (Will Farrel)
- X-Files: I Want to Believe

Rating: 1.5 out of 10