The Movie Filter by Jeff Roedel – Seven Pounds weighs heavy

As Christmas brings family and friends together, the multiplexes, for better or worse, also herald a kind of sentimental season with a slate of movies born to be tearjerkers. What makes Will Smith’s new drama Seven Pounds unique and, quite frankly, refreshing is the fact that its consistent morbidity rarely pushes the cheap emotional buttons favored by the Patch Adams and Bucket List’s of the world. More…