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| Apr 15, 2009associatedcontent.com
The Pursuit of Happyness is a touching true story about the hard times of a father and his son's experience after becoming homeless....This true story proves that with belief in oneself and enduring all.... ... Full Review
| Apr 13, 2009associatedcontent.com
Movie Review of My Favorite Classic Movie....A good movie to me has a good storyline, entertaining dialogue, a hint of sarcasm, interesting scenes, and great actors.....The Pursuit of Happyness", spelled with a "y" not an "i", is a classic movie written by Steve Conrad directed by Gabriele Muccino.....The dialogue was humorous and engaging.....The actors were believable..... ... Full Review
| Mar 24, 2009associatedcontent.com
Favorite Movie: Pursuit of Happiness....Along with your usual, mediocre film comes a great movie that is both inspirational as well as influential..... ... Full Review
| Mar 17, 2009associatedcontent.com
Good films teach us lessons about life.....In truth, the film appears to portray Gardner's poverty as a sign of weakness.....Great films, however, dig deeper into our experience, playing delicately with the hopes, desires.... ... Full Review
| Jan 14, 2009Boxoffice Magazine
Plus, 20,000 Leagues sounds more like a fun action flick than it does Oscar bait.
flick may give Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince a run for its money when it comes to which film will be the most financially successful this year.
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| Jan 13, 2009associatedcontent.com
This film is one of the most powerful films showing the beauty of the human spirit I have ever seen.....I have watched the movie at least half a dozen times and it never fails to bring me to tears.....Thandie Newton was superb in this movie.....She was tough and gritty and worn down by the harshness that life had dealt the family..... ... Full Review
| Dec 22, 2008Los Angeles Times
The task of marrying these disparate worlds has fallen to director Gabriele Muccino, a lanky 41-year-old who barely spoke English when he paired with Smith a few years ago on the story of a homeless man's against-all-odds success in "The Pursuit of Happyness. ... Full Review
| Sep 08, 2008associatedcontent.com
What I like about this movie is....His girlfriend Thandie Newton (Linda) is so frustrated by the situation....The Pursuit of Happiness is not only inspiring to myself.... ... Full Review
| Jul 11, 2008commonsensemedia.org
it is a bad bad movie!
The Pursuit of Happyness is a great movie inspired by a true story.
OK for kids my age: Y Reviewer: lolzz (13 years old), Date: July 05, 2007 I say: no no no bad movie...
Will Smith did a great job.
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| Nov 05, 2007associatedcontent.com
while this is a movie worth seeing (and based on a great true story), in the end it is a good, but not great, film.....uplifting story, one still gets the sense....the conclusion would have been even stronger had the movie simply been fifteen minutes shorter.....In this film he takes the roll of loving father Chris Gardner in a troubled family.... ... Full Review
