Smith's performance stands out

Rating: 7/10 (23 August 2015)

The Pursuit of Happiness is an inspiring and motivational movie about the amazing story of Chris Gardner and his journey from rags to riches.
Will Smith delivers an amazing performance and has amazing chemistry on screen with his real life son, Jayden Smith. Smith's performance and this chemistry are basically what stand out in what would be without those two things a mediocre melodrama. Which is the movie's flaw. Nothing in the movie stands out. Sure, the story is inspiring but the directing is OK at best and nothing really special happens. A very "Kramer vs. Kramer" type of movie, this one just isn't that special.
In the end, I will say that I enjoyed The Pursuit of Happiness, mostly because of Will Smith's performance and his on screen chemistry with his son, but that's it, I could watch this movie again sometime in the future, but I don't plan on doing so.