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Author Topic: The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-21-2007 09:12 PM                        This has to be one of the biggest-selling films that didn't generate a review thread upon first release! I was impressed with the acting all around. Will Smith and his son Jaden were both excellent. The kid was kid-ish without being cloying and oversentimental. Will was totally believable as a guy who just can't catch a break. And all of the guys playing rich "suits" were fine as well. Not a clunker in the bunch. The only bit that struck me as too "cliched" was the way he kept running into the people who stole his bone-density scanners. In a city the size of San Francisco? The machine would have been dumped into the bay. Plus, it's hard to believe those scum-of-the-earth types would have toted that thing around for weeks. The ending was maybe a bit too quick. It would have been nice to know, for example, if the wife came crawling back after Will hit it big! So - fairly ordinary rags-to-riches story, redeemed by some great acting by all concerned. 3.75 out of 5 stars for me. (.25 of a star deducted for the cliched parts mentioned above.)  |  IP: Logged Jerry Axelsson Expert Film Handler Posts: 107 From: Stockholm, Sweden Registered: May 2005 posted 02-16-2007 08:59 PM                     An honest, down to earth drama. 3.5(5) stars  |  IP: Logged Frank Dubrois Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 896 From: Cleveland, OH Registered: Mar 2005 posted 02-16-2007 10:47 PM                    I don't know. Its a typical underdog story. Another feel good drama. I was expecting something else here...kinda just boring.  |  IP: Logged

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