Pursuit of Happyness (2006) - Gabriele Muccino

Seeing no thread on the film and considering the film isn't exactly a new release, I decided to just post here. Sentimental hogwash better known as an inspirational story is usually a sign of trouble. A predictable feel bad and then eventually feel good and it seems to undermine everyone type of movie. However with that preface I must say I was very pleasantly surprised with Pursuit of Happyness. It genuinely works for me, and part of this might be the fact that I'm the brokest man on earth. I can relate in an all too painful way to Chris Gardner. Will Smith has been a tremendous acting talent and all too often makes films far beneath his talents. This film might seem like a bit of a showcase, but I welcome it, as though its about time. Unfortunately for Will, the hype surrounding Forrest Whitaker was deafening and he wound up being more of a "glad to be nominated" type. Watching both films in the same day, Smith's film is by far the better and his performance is much more endearing. 

*Pursuit of Happyness was nominated for best actor (Smith).