I just watched "Seven Pounds" as well - two days ago, along with "Twilight" and "Fireproof". It was good. Will Smith and Rosario Dawson did a great job as always, but I agree - I was lost for at least awhile after it started. Although, a lot of that was done on purpose. I do like movies where you don't know what's going on until the end.
As for "Twilight", I was not going to watch it at first because I thought "this is going to be a movie geared toward teen-age girls who are going to be watching this thing while drooling, squealing and being really annoying in theatre. Who wants to watch that?"
But then, I gave it a second thought and rented it. I am always up for watching a movie with a different take on Vampires - they have always been my favorite supernatural beings. However, I do not like ALL vampire movies. But this one was not bad. It actually shows all the vampire's abilities and scratches all of Hollywood's version of vampire's flaws (can't enter sunlight, sleeps during the day etc). It also kind of replicated the romance and passion that vampires possess from one of my favorite versions - Bram Stoker's Dracula. I found this movie to be chilling, exciting, and very entertaining to watch - teeny bopper movie or not.
I'm never have been thrilled by Kristen Stuart's performances. I actually find her very plain. But I guess she was all right. I was actually quite surprised to see that Peter Facinelli was in it. And he didn't play an annoying jock in it, which also was a surprise. And finally, Pattinson did play a dark moody vampire very well. He's come a long way since Hogwarts.
In fact, I am almost embarrassed to admit, I hope they finish the series (I guess there's four total, right?). Course, I would stick to renting them all (I can deal without the fan-club
).
Vampire fans - rent it, you might enjoy it.
Whoa, guys. Sorry for the review, lol. I know this post didn't ask for them.
