More clichéd than the most clichéd cliché

Rating: 5/10 (17 January 2006)

Prdictable story, well acted and directed, Morgan Freeman narrates - just felt like a re-hash of successful bits of other films with a few different roles
Was very bored for most of the film and found it hard to get emotionally involved
The hard done by kid comes good storyline is well trodden and this didn't do enough new with it for my liking, you'll never make it (blah blah), yes I will, I'll show you (blah blah blah)
And the ending was just completely unnecessary, I found it awkward more than tragic
The film did have some good scenes and held together well as a story, good character development - in that respect it was solid, but I just felt it was made with an Oscar in mind and didn't bring enough new or interesting to warrant the level of accolades it has received