Rent The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

The Pursuit of Happyness. - The Pursuit of Happyness review by CP Customer

Outline: Will Smith tries to achieve the goal of getting a high paying job while at the same time providing for his son and hitting rock bottom financially.

This was a feel-good movie. Very inspirational for anyone who is going through tough times. Will Smith does his thing throughout the flick. His acting is top notch and his son Jaden Smith, who plays his son in the movie as well does a good job. You really feel for Will Smith's character as he is trying to take care of his kid. The whole thing seems genuine. When he starts to hit rock bottom while trying to get this "dream job" you really connect with him and go through his sorrows. It was a little long, but that doesn't detract from the overall experience. This is one of those wholesome family flicks you can watch with anyone. Give it a shot..you won't regret it.

My unhappyness - The Pursuit of Happyness review by CP Customer

I like Will Smith, I like Thandie Newton and I liked the idea, especially set against a true story. However, to wait so long for any "happyness" to appear and for it to be so understated was a bit of a let down. Most of the good things were left to be announced as post-film on-screen messages, rather than acted out scenes...no mention was made of his girlfriend or her future role either...a bit disappointing.

The trailer is the film. - The Pursuit of Happyness review by CP Customer

Loosely based on the 'rags to riches' life story of stockbroker Chris Gardner, 'The Pursuit Of Happyness' is a fairly standard example of the underachieving little guy with big ambitions who goes through a series of adversities to finally realise his goals. The biggest problem with 'The Pursuit Of Happyness' is that it's a film which consists of an decent opening 10 minutes, a tear jerking 5 minute ending and a long and drawn out 90 minutes peppered with a few dramatic moments. And while the story of Chris Gardner is admirable and inspirational to a point, it doesn't translate into a good film. Will Smith does a respectable job of portraying Gardner as a very real and fallible human being, a good man who never comes across as completely likeable either. But the ultimate irony of 'The Pursuit Of Happyness' is that the trailer for the film is more of less the whole movie minus the boring bits. Do yourself a favour, click on the 'Watch Preview' link and save yourself a wasted rental.