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Circumstance (2011)
Simply overrated
"Circumstance" is not a good movie and it basically strays into distracting eroticism. There is no convincing story here worth telling. You are not sure if the girls were in love or just caught up in finding and experimenting with their sexuality in very young age. Lesbian fantasies throughout the movie are visualised all too aesthetic with bright lights, colours and music. This is not just unnecessary and counterproductive, but also far from the reality in a society with huge heritage and significant past that in fact admire naivety and innocence. You may just like the way it portrayed, again imperfectly, the unseen side of Iran's underground culture but "Circumstance" is hardly about revelation and more interested in titillation!
Seven Pounds (2008)
This is a must see. Unexpected story line...
This is a must see. Unexpected story line. One of the best I've seen of all Will Smith's movies. Slow, but you have to be patient as the story doesn't scream, it whispers. "Seven Pounds" reminds of our own humanity and sends a thoughtful message. It will depend on your outlook as to whether this is an emotionally powerful film or sappy and manipulative. It is a long movie though. It clocks in at two hours and the whole point of the film is the mystery, the reveal and the denouement. The thing is if you have half a brain you'll figure out the "what he's doing" part of the mystery VERY early on - and from there it will seem like it's being dragged out for who the director must assume are the less bright members of the audience.