7 días (2005)

22% of critics liked it
(9 reviews)
83% of users liked it
(980 ratings)

A guy on the lower rungs of the music business shoots for the moon by bringing one of the biggest bands in the world to his hometown in this drama. Claudio (Eduardo Arroyuelo) is a music promoter who is tired of living in the shadow of his successful brother, who came to dominate the business before… More A guy on the lower rungs of the music business shoots for the moon by bringing one of the biggest bands in the world to his hometown in this drama. Claudio (Eduardo Arroyuelo) is a music promoter who is tired of living in the shadow of his successful brother, who came to dominate the business before his untimely death. Claudio has decided he wants to stage a concert that will earn him a reputation all his own, and pulling in every favor he has, he attempts to pull off a major coup -- bringing U2 to Mexico City for a series of concerts. However, he'll need nearly half a million dollars in seed money to make the shows a reality, and coming up with that kind of cash will require little short of a miracle. 7 Días also stars Julio Bracho, Jaime Camil, and Martha Higareda. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By: Fernando Kalife
Written By: Fernando Kalife
Genres: Art House & International, Drama

In Theaters: Aug 17, 2007 Wide
On DVD: Nov 20, 2007
Studio: Xenon Pictures

Critic Reviews

Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
Lacks the emotional anchor of other Mexican cinema.
Robert Koehler, Variety
Has no sense of its own ridiculousness.
Frank Lovece, Film Journal International
Suffers from a seesawing tone, a plot that's less wacky than loony, and a taciturn hero so disagreeable, self-centered, brusque and ungrateful that you're rooting for him to lose.
Jim Hemphill, Reel.com
There's virtually no story in the movie, at least none that isn't utterly, completely predictable.
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Daily News
U2-focused film isn't even better than the real thing. Not by a long shot.
Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly
U2, notoriously tight with the rights to their music and image, were reportedly so impressed by the script that they allowed their music and some concert footage to be used for very cheap. They got gypped.
David Elliott, San Diego Union-Tribune
[Arroyuelo and Camil] are enjoyable, so is Martha Higareda as Claudio's patient girlfriend, though the coming of the band is treated like Jesus returning with the Beatles.
Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
Bono need not appear in a film for his massive-sized ego to be felt.
Collin Souter, eFilmCritic.com
It's certainly not a bad film, but one that could have benefited from some surprises to help make it stand out even more from the usual, gritty offerings of Mexican cinema.