Considering there’s not a ton of info about “Seven Pounds” out there (and digging deeper here it seems very much on purpose), this interview with Rosario Dawson and Will Smith on Oprah is pretty informative. It sounds like there’s a twist ending in the film, but one that’s genuine and not surprising. In fact, Dawson inadvertently gives in a dig at M. Night Shyamalan, when discussing the twist and the “mystery” of the film.
The actress said midway through the story she was weeping while reading, and completely engaged, but not sure where the story was going. “The mystery is inherent to the story. Sometimes you have those ambiguous trailers out there that are trying to mess with you, but this is part of the story. I remember getting to this point [and thinking], this is going to have some weird M. Night Shyamalan ending, it’s going to really disappoint me, I’m going to be really upset… then I [finally] read the ending and went [balled my eyes out].”
And by all accounts it’s a major tearjerker. Buzz on this one is quiet so far, but maybe it’s for a reason – the studio trying to keep the plot and conclusion on lockdown (maybe another reason why marketing elements like the poster are so vague). And we’ve said it once and we’ll say it again, Will Smith’s work in “The Pursuit Of Happyness,” was rock solid and ‘Pounds’ is directed by the same director Gabriele Muccino. We believe a lot of people passed over ‘Happyness’ cause it was treacly and saccharine, but it was a genuinely truthful film and one that captures, “uplifting” and “feel-good” moments without making you want to vomit which is a real and rare art. We’re definitely curious about this one. “Seven Pounds” comes out December 19.