Weekly Roundup - Opening 12/19

I don't think there has been an week of Opening Movies that has been easier to pin down than this one. Let's see what we have: a sure-fire Oscar contender in The Wrestler, a generic and done-way-too-many-times-already animated feature (it feels like there is one of these every week) with The Tale of Despereaux, and two movies that simply rehash films that their respective stars have already made, with Yes Man and Seven Pounds. Pretty hard to figure out, eh?

Weekend Suggestion:

The pick of the week this week may just be the pick of the year, as The Wrestler is the must film of 2008. While it's only in limited release this week, it goes wide on Christmas day, so make sure to see it.

Seven Pounds

Movie Info

Directed by: Gabriele Muccino (The Pursuit of Happyness)
Written by: Grant Nieporte (film writing debut)
Starring: Will Smith (The Legend of Bagger Vance, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Kids), Woody Harrelson (No County for Old Men, Cheers)
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13 - for thematic material, some disturbing content and a scene of sensuality
Runtime: 118 minutes

Reviews

RottenTomatoes Score: 25% Fresh
MetaCritic Score: 36/100
IMDB Rating: N/A
My Response: This one's pretty easy to breakdown. If you liked The Pursuit of Happyness, you'll like Seven Pounds. Same director, same actor, same sad-yet-triumphant drama. Since I'm a fan of originality, I'm going to skip it.

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