The Pursuit of Happyness
UK Release Date: 12 January 2007
Certification: 12A
Director: Gabriele Muccino
Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Kurt Fuller, Brian Howe, James Karen, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith, Will Smith
Rating: 99%
Review:
The Pursuit of Happyness is an excellent biography, depicting struggling salesman Chris Gardener's attempt to raise his son in extreme poverty in San Francisco in the early 1980's. The main character, Chris Gardener, is sympathetically portrayed by Will Smith and the movie introduces his son, Jaden Smith as his on-screen offspring. The child actor [Jaden Smith is seven years old in The Pursuit of Happyness] is cute, funny and above all believable in the role.
Will Smith's performance means it is impossible to dislike Chris Gardener. No matter what happens to him and what obstacles are placed in his way, you're always rooting for him. Initially I was extremely sad for the position he finds himself in, but ultimately proud at the final outcome.
The movie blatantly exposes the importance of hard work and self-belief but the imagery of Chris' struggle was expertly done. In the search for true happiness, Chris is frustrated by the inadequacies of the Happyness Daycare and is continuously seen walking or running up hills. Only in the final scene are we shown Chris and his son walking down a hill, suggesting he has finally found happiness.
There are times when it feels like I cry at almost every movie, but The Pursuit of Happyness was a whole other level. I cried on several occasions, some in happiness and some in sadness. Great movies make you feel something, they expose your emotions and The Pursuit of Happyness definitely did that.
Certification: 12A
Director: Gabriele Muccino
Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Kurt Fuller, Brian Howe, James Karen, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith, Will Smith
Rating: 99%
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| "We can drive around all day, I don't believe you can do this." |
The Pursuit of Happyness is an excellent biography, depicting struggling salesman Chris Gardener's attempt to raise his son in extreme poverty in San Francisco in the early 1980's. The main character, Chris Gardener, is sympathetically portrayed by Will Smith and the movie introduces his son, Jaden Smith as his on-screen offspring. The child actor [Jaden Smith is seven years old in The Pursuit of Happyness] is cute, funny and above all believable in the role.
Will Smith's performance means it is impossible to dislike Chris Gardener. No matter what happens to him and what obstacles are placed in his way, you're always rooting for him. Initially I was extremely sad for the position he finds himself in, but ultimately proud at the final outcome.
The movie blatantly exposes the importance of hard work and self-belief but the imagery of Chris' struggle was expertly done. In the search for true happiness, Chris is frustrated by the inadequacies of the Happyness Daycare and is continuously seen walking or running up hills. Only in the final scene are we shown Chris and his son walking down a hill, suggesting he has finally found happiness.
There are times when it feels like I cry at almost every movie, but The Pursuit of Happyness was a whole other level. I cried on several occasions, some in happiness and some in sadness. Great movies make you feel something, they expose your emotions and The Pursuit of Happyness definitely did that.
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