We went to an advanced showing of the movie Seven Pounds, starring Will Smith and Rosario Dawson. 

It's a difficult movie to pin down, to be brutally honest. Nearly impossible to avoid the penfalls of slipping spoilers into the writing, but I've reread this a number of times to ensure I give nothing away.

The film itself is rather dark with more than a few moments taken up with closeups and emotion.  It has a film-noir feel and it takes a bit of getting used to. 

Make sure you have tissues.  There are moments for all tastes in this movie, worthy of tears and sniffles.  The theatre was full of the sound of people trying not to cry.  The napkins from the snack bar might have salt on them so one has to be careful of those.  I had the forethought to put tissues in my pocket, thank goodness.

The story is one that drags at first as the film keeps its secrets; keeps the viewers wondering really what is going on.  A bit too long, perhaps.  It left me feeling rather bored about a third of the way in.  Once the film began to really tell its tale, it once again caught my attention and held it to the end.

Will Smith has delivered another performance worth of an Oscar for the facial expressions alone.  He's one of the finer actors of our time, leaving Will Smith at the gate so that his character can fully emerge. Rosario Dawson has fast earned her place in Hollywood because of her ability to play opposite her lead with ease and a sense of rightness.  She fits into her roles with seemingly-total focus.

Overall, I'd suggest seeing this movie.  It's hard to make up one's mind based on trailers alone.  It's well worth watching and we saw a theatre full of people who would likely agree. 

I'd give it a 4/5