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The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
In the moving drama The Pursuit of Happyness, Chris Gardner (Will Smith) is a marginally employed salesman and a single father, struggling with the mother (Thandie Newton) of his five-year-old son (Jaden Smith). When they are evicted from their apartment, Gardner finds himself alone with his son in San Francisco and no place to go. Even when Gardner lands an intern position at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, it pays no money. Forced to live in shelters, enduring many hardships as he goes through their program, Chris refuses to let this dampen his spirits as he pursues his dream of security for himself and his son.
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| Release Date: | December 15th, 2006 |
| Running Time: | 117 minutes |
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The Pursuit of Happyness Movie Review by Zara  (12/19/2008) |
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It takes a long while before there is any happy in this flick. And I can understand why.
Going into the holidays with plenty of presents under my "ghetto" Xmas tree (it's a piece of wrapping paper cut into the shape of a tree and taped to the wall) and all of my bills paid, including rent that is a bloated and unfair...
(complete The Pursuit of Happyness review by Zara)
| The Pursuit of Happyness Movie Review by Max (7/2/2007) |
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Chris Gardner holds one of the best and most memorable rags to riches stories of all time. In 1981, he was evicted from his apartment in downtown San Francisco after his wife left him so he and his son were forced to live without a home. Through is own brilliance and motivation from his young son, Chris worked to become...
(complete The Pursuit of Happyness review by Max)
| The Pursuit of Happyness Movie Review by Tim (4/13/2007) |
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I just cannot win lately with DVDS that thank God I have rented and not purchased. Several people told me this film was GREAT, not good but GREAT. I'm not sure what I missed but there was really nothing GREAT here.
Will Smith was good but I didn't think it was GREAT. His son was good for his first role, but once again...
(complete The Pursuit of Happyness review by Tim)
| The Pursuit of Happyness Movie Review by Matthew (12/20/2006) |
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"You're a good poppa", Christopher (Jaden Smith, son of Will & Jada Smith) says to his father, Chris Gardner (Will Smith). Yeeeoooowwwccchhhh! Excuse me for a moment; I need to inject some insulin before the diabetic shock from the treacle dialogue takes hold.
Okay, thanks for holding on. I'm all better.
Well, I'm sure...
(complete The Pursuit of Happyness review by Matthew)
| The Pursuit of Happyness Movie Review by Chris (2/10/2008) |
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I have been interested in seeing this movie since its theatrical release, though I never got the chance to see it in theatres, I got it off a friend on DVD. First off, Will Smith gave the greatest performance of his career in this film, right along side his son Jaden Smith. While the film deals with the harsh and...
(complete The Pursuit of Happyness review by Chris)
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