Determination and emotion in pursuit of a dream - The Pursuit of Happyness Reviews

Will Smith is already nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance which brings life in The Pursuit of Happyness. This film is essentially the redemption film that Will Smith required because of his latest films that were disappointments such as I, Robot, and Hitch. Even though it was hard for me to take Will Smith seriously with this role, he proved otherwise and triumphed with an interesting underdog story. The first time I saw the trailer I was enthusiastic and determined on watching the film because of the raw emotion that was present. The Pursuit of Happyness is a true story based on the life of a struggling man named Chris Gardener (Will Smith). Chris is a single father that was evicted from his apartment in San Francisco. With his son Christopher (Jaden Smith) which is five years old, both discover the life of being homeless and going to shelter to shelter just trying to survive in the world. But later on Chris Gardener lands an internship at a famous stock firm which evidently changes his luck. This is truly a heartfelt story about a man that was determined on pursuing a dream with his life in poverty and was not going to quit no matter what people said. I truly enjoyed The Pursuit of Happyness for the integrity of the hardships of what Chris Gardener did. Even if I might not accept as true most of the situations that went on in this film but I actually understood the acting and the direction of which this film was going to. I think the title for this movie should need some work though, Happyness is not a word. Although I praise this film in an approach, I did not like that the film was predictable and some of the dialogue was blatant. Some of the cons were that there were not that many recognizable cast members that supported the star of the film, Will Smith and furthermore some situations were unneeded. The Pursuit of Happyness checks in at around 1 hour and 56 minutes which suits the film very much. It was a slightly below my expectations but could have some fixes that would have helped the film a little bit. I recommend this film to moviegoers that are interested in experiencing the movie that will redeem Will Smith?s career from I, Robot and Hitch. This film is exceptionally well fashioned and does a fantastic job in adapting into a motion picture. The finest part of the film hands down is the incredible effort in the performance by Will Smith?s character.