Will Smith is looking into the softer sides of movies these days and now with his Overlook banner and Sony purchasing the new script Sisters of Mercy he is sure to continue that trend. The folks over at cinematical.com give us this on the news:
Today Variety reports Smith, his Overlook banner and Sony have snatched up Sisters of Mercy, a spec script (yes, a spec script!) written by Steve Bloom (Overnight Delivery). While the article doesn’t state whether or not Smith will star, we’re to assume he will.
Here’s the plot outline: Mercy follows a recently widowed father who looks to the members of his deceased wife’s book club to help him rearrange his life, only to watch them slowly take it over with a slew of parenting and dating advice.
Looks like a nice family movie, a bit dull for my tastes but then again it would depend on who is cast as the book club ladies. I am getting more impressed with Smith these days, I never really thought much of him, the only really great work I saw him in for years was The Legend of Bagger Vance but after seeing his amazing performance in The Pursuit of Happiness I am starting to become a real fan.
This movie doesn’t look like too much on paper, if he was an alcoholic widower maybe, or if his son had special needs but as it stands it looks like a First Wives Club with a pet project of helping widowers. Might be entertaining but sounds like a renter to me. This just isn’t enough of a challenge for Smith anymore.
