Rating of
3/4
Good movie until the end
TheWolf - wrote on 08/03/07
Pay It Forward has some powerhouse acting from Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt and especially Haley Joel Osment. (Not to mention some brave makeup work for both Spacey and Hunt.) And the premise is pretty good, even if the script implodes during the final quarter. But the last ten minutes of this film were so manipulative, even cruel, that it marked one of the few times I left the theater angry. I really think the movie could have accomplished its goals without doing what it did. I recommend the movie, but be prepared to be put off by the finale.
