Will Smith's 2008-09 holiday film was Seven Pounds (I swear his films are released like clockwork on July 4th and on Thanksgiving or Xmas). If you're a sucker for Will Smith films like I am, you'll surely appreciate his performance. I wasn't a huge Pursuit of Happyness fan (same director has Seven Pounds) and I didn't feel much emotion watching it but this film is on another level. Watching films that run that gamut of human emotions is a valuable experience for me and this one really tugs at the heartstrings. It's an immensely sad drama about an emotionally broken man. Watching his attempt at redemption slowly play out is very intriguing as you try and understand why he hates himself so much. (1/26/2009)

(1/27/2009)

For some reason I had in my mind that this was a lame movie. I’m guessing it was all psychological and that I thought it had something to do with the British currency. That led me down the path to think of other british movies. And for the most part I think British stuff is lame. (See this week’s episode of “Condensation” – that’s not fog Johnny…it’s condensation. Anyway, thankfully I am friends with Burt Mearle. I’m sure all of us have said that to ourselves in one way or another. A simple “Wow, you haven’t seen Seven Pounds yet?” and needless to say it was next in the queue in a matter of moments. Ahhh…right, what exactly is the movie about? Well, it’s hard to describe without giving certain aspects of the movie away. The best I could say is that Will Smith befriends Rosario Dawson and helps out with some chores around the house. So if that doesn’t grab you, then just go with the fact that Burt Mearle endorses this movie. (9/12/2009)