I have always had a hard time with Will Smith movies, the thing is that I love him, he is an amazingly talented actor but I am almost always left with a feeling that something was missing from his movies or that something unnecessary to the storyline distracted from the plot – a la dying dog in ‘I Am Legend.’ These things being what they are, however, do not distract from the fact that I love to watch Will Smith in action because he is so flexible and just too damn talented not to watch and this movie was no exception.

Prepare yourself for a few bouts of tears from your lady friend, or perhaps a few “dust in my eye” moments from yourself as you embark upon an amazing journey with Smith’s character through something so heart wrenching that words would do it absolutely no justice.

The concept of the movie was great, what you would consider true to life…although Rosario Dawson (AKA Latina Angelina Jolie) on the brink of death via heart failure would perhaps not find the ability to have sex with her new friend the “tax man”, but the implication did add to the ‘aww’ factor at the end of the film so it wasn’t completely redundant.

I recommend checking this one out for the sheer humanity factor of it but if you’re the sort of guy who is prone to “dust in my eye” syndrome find a quiet corner to watch this one in because it’s damn sure gonna make you cry.

Sorry guys there were no nudie scenes in the movie, it’s definitely not that sort of movie, but I can oblige with a couple of shots of the gorgeous stars for the guys and the gals out there.

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