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The Pursuit of Happyness
Life is a struggle for single father Chris Gardner (Will Smith). However, he still takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional endeavor.
16 September 1953, San Francisco, California, USA
7 December 1973, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
4 March 1965, Los Angeles, California, USA
April 23, 2009
Smith turns in a career-capping performance, and director Gabriele Muccino ingeniously turns the material inward, cautioning us all to be grateful for what we have, for we're closer to the edge than we think.
April 06, 2008
Even the glossiest of surfaces can't extinguish the genuine emotions running beneath them here.
December 15, 2006
The Pursuit of Happyness can't imagine anything worse than being poor. Except maybe being surrounded by poor people.
August 28, 2009
Counterfeit emotion and submerged racism
December 15, 2006
Some people will see The Pursuit of Happyness as a glorification of capitalism, but the movie is much less about 'getting' than it is about 'not having.'
April 29, 2009
Sap, sentiment, and hokey plot devices bog down an otherwise down to earth story.
April 25, 2011
The Pursuit of Happyness is a very Hollywood film, which could be good or bad depending on your point of view. It tries very hard to be profound and inspirational, but ultimately it's not up to the task.
November 20, 2008
Will Smith is getting all the awards buzz, but it's his real-life son, Jaden, who transcends all expectations in Happyness.
January 11, 2007
Smith hits all the right notes - understated, engaging, inspirational - even if his young son threatens to charm him off the screen.
