The Pursuit Of Happyness DVD

Advantages: Great acting, nice story
Disadvantages: Slightly unrealistic in places

Successfully making the transition from not-quite child sit-com star to bona fide Hollywood A-Lister, Smith is building his resume with an impressive repertoire of varied and interesting film roles. His turn in 'Ali' (2001) was a revelation and he continues the exciting character-acting here in 'Happyness' playing Chris Gardener, a man who only wants to provide for his family but is seemingly beaten down whichever way he turns. This tale of victory ...
...played with sublime brilliance by the principal actors and one which is highly recommended by this reviewer. Of course, there's a little more to it than a man wanting to provide for his family. The story is set in San Francisco circa 1981, a pivotal chapter and period in Chris's life. Having used his life-savings to invest in a lorry-load of bone density machines that, in his own words, 'offer only a slightly better image than X-ray for twice the ... Read review

Advantages: A good vibe film, Will Smith
Disadvantages: The misspelling of happyness drives me insane!

...a travelling salesman, reliant on the commission from his sales to pay the bills and rent. The job is not as profitable as he had hoped and he and his partner, Linda, who works shifts in a factory, are struggling to make ends meet. But Chris has a plan. He wants to become a stockbroker. The only problem is, the only way to become one is to try to get an unpaid internship for six months. His pushiness gets him the internship, but Linda has had enough ...
...cannot bear bad spelling at the best of times, but to me, in this world full of people who already struggle to spell properly, to release a film the title of which is blatantly misspelt, is madness. Having now watched the film, the misspelling does make more sense - and Chris does point out that it should be an i and not a y - but I still think the title of the film should be correctly written. I am glad that I gave the film a chance in the end though, ... Read review

Advantages: very enjoyable
Disadvantages: none

The Pursuit of Happyness is a film that I have wanted to watch for a quite a while for two reasons. I always enjoy watching Will Smith and having discovered that his young son makes his debut in this film, I really wanted to see them act together. My second reason is that I was intrigued by the spelling of 'happyness' in the title and I wanted to find out if this is explained at all - which it is. So I eventually got this film on DVD and I have to ...
...up he finds himself on the streets with his son doing the best that he can. At the same time, he takes on an unpaid internship in a very competitive stockbrokers, desperate to land the one job on offer. The film tells of his struggle and his determination to succeed and is certainly a tribute to the man and his sheer hrd work. I found this film incredibly moving. I think I always tend to associate Will Smith with comedy, probably due to his early ... Read review

Advantages: great acting, realistic
Disadvantages: -

...good. I had heard of the film 'The Pursuit Of Happyness' a while back but was never too sure what it was about. I decided to go onto the Apple website and have a look at the trailer to give me a better idea. It looked really good and I had bought the DVD so I was ready to watch a good film. The film begins almost right away with Chris Gardner (Will Smith) as a sales man. Every day he wakes up with the mission of having to sell bone density machines ...
...can make some money. However, the market isn't too good for these and he never seems to sell anything meaning his whole day has gone to waste. His wife on the other hand is working so much doing double shifts as a cleaner of some kind just so they can survive. They are already three months behind on their rent which is not looking too good as they will soon be thrown out and they also have a son Christopher (Jaden Smith) to look after and support ... Read review

Advantages: lots of pursuit...
Disadvantages: less happyness!

Having missed this at the cinema, we bought this in a bulk buy offer at HMV. We finally got round to watching it last week and I would say it was worth the wait! A little cheesy in places and not filled with plot twists, but an entertaining, enjoyable film. I enjoy Will Smith's acting and I was keen to see his son, Jayden, make his film debut Synopsis Chris Gardner (Will Smith) is scraping a living selling medical equipment, struggling to keep ...
...he does for a living. The man is a stockbroker and tells him all you need to succeed as a stockbroker is to be "good with figures and good with people" which gets Chris to thinking. He applies for a 6 month internship position, which will give him a chance at becoming a stockbroker. The position is unpaid, gruelling and will only lead to a career for 1 in 20 of the people on the program. When his wife leaves him and the money runs out, Chris and ... Read review

Advantages: Its a truly inspiring film
Disadvantages: Possibly the price

...with him, but in the next shot it is there, sitting on his lap. 3) When Chris and his son couldn't get a room at the shelter, a homeless guy (Poor guy =[) hits a parking meter which moves just like it was made of rubber. Now for the DVD extras =) 'Father and son: Onscreen and off' 'The man behind the movie: A conversation with Chris Gardner' Making pursuit: An italian take on an American Dream. Inside the Rubik's Cube ''I can'' Song (Audio Only) I brought this film for £12.99 from VHS which was a tad expensive when you can buy it from Ebay or other stores for alot less, But I really enjoyed the film so it was well worth the money. For the Story: 10/10 Its truly inspiring Characters/Performances: Will smith in his best roll yet. I can see his son becoming just as talented. 10/10 Special Effects: While there were hardly any, It was still... Read review

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Advantages: Great Acting and a Good Story
Disadvantages: None

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Advantages: Some committed performances.
Disadvantages: Hackneyed writing and sickly sentimentality.

...and piano refrains that are a desperate attempt to tug at the heart strings. That might work first time round, but not after they have been repeated for the umpteenth time. Then there are the serious string-led arrangements that try to make you believe you’re watching a serious piece of art rather than a film. But it’s all been done before and far better by other composers that believe the emotions they are trying to convey. Here Guerra’s compositions are so derivative it’s impossible to feel his sincerity. “The Pursuit of Happyness” is one of those films that is so saccharine that it makes your teeth hurt. It is also excessively long and boring, so after the first plodding half-an-hour it’s nigh on impossible to care about any of the characters or their predicament. Although the performances are committed, there is little that the actors can do... Read review

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