|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Overall Rank: |
379 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.96/4 |
# of Ratings: |
185 |
Genres: |
Drama, Biography |
Rating: |
PG |
Language: |
English |
|
|
Director: |
Gabriele Muccino |
Actors: |
Will Smith
Jaden Smith
Thandie Newton
Brian Howe
James Karen
Dan Castellaneta |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plot outline:
Add Plot + View Plots +
|
Based on a true story, in 1981 struggling salesman Chris Gardner wants nothing more than the best for his family, especially his son. When his wife leaves him, he takes custody of his son and secures a non-paying internship at Dean Witter. With money dwindling and time always against him, he will let nothing stand in the way of his future. -- Chris aka Tarkin
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
serioussir 05/20/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
This is an inspiring and touching story about defying the odds and creating your dream. I loved Smith in this film. The chemistry between him and his real life son was moving. What an amazing story. |
| Write comment +View all reviews +
Was this review helpful? Yes No
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
08/20/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
|
Please Just Go Away |
|
This movie made me cry...no, not cry...it made me weep, sob, and wail like a 10 year old girl who just discovered she's going to be miserable the rest of her life. Yes...that much. The scene in the public train station restroom was nothing short of tear-wrenching. Will Smith is amazing and this movie proves that he has range as well as box-office cred. Highly recommended. |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
|
|
| Write comment +View all reviews +
Was this review helpful? Yes No
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
07/27/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
|
Will Smith's Best Performance? |
|
The Pursuit of Happiness is the rags to riches story of a struggling father and his five-year-old son. The story begins in downtown San Francisco in 1981. Smith plays a brow-beaten salesman, desperately trying to sell bone-density machines to doctors and hospitals. With an uncertain income and mounting bills, the financial pressures soon become unbearable.Forced to move from his apartment with his son, in search of accommodation, the peripatetic Smith seeks any place to call home. The story tracks the heartache and misery of an exceptionally determined father. With no certainty about where he is headed and a disinterested wife, he must find a way to rise above his poverty. As luck would have it, he applies as an intern at a financial brokerage firm. With no tertiary education and only a d... |
Rating of
4/4 |
| read more + |
| |
|
|
| Write comment +View all reviews +
Was this review helpful? Yes No
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
10/30/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
|
The performances glide it along |
|
There is forced and often unbelievable sentiment and poor narration to be found (as virtually anything that can go wrong for Will Smith does), but the performances work and the premise of following your dream hits home more often than not. Final Grade: B- |
Rating of
2.5/4 |
|
|
| Write comment +View all reviews +
Was this review helpful? Yes No
|
| |
|
|
|
