Child Abuse

Rating: Null/10 (26 February 2008)

Pursuit of Happiness, The (2006)
** (out of 4)
Will Smith plays a struggling salesman who puts everything on the line trying to get a better life for his son. OK, I'll admit that I'm not the biggest fan of Will Smith but there's no denying that he does a very good job here. I wouldn't say it was worthy of an Oscar nomination but he's still very good. In fact, he's the main reason to watch this film because I felt the rest of the movie falls flat on its ass. The film is a certain type of tearjerker but it's one of those films that I'd call a tearjerker-off. I really didn't like the character Smith played and in fact, I couldn't give a damn if he got his dream job or not. I thought the character was rather mean spirited in several scenes and in all honesty I thought the man was a worthless bum. Strong words? Perhaps but as Joe said, why in the hell didn't he ever get a job? His wife was working double shifts yet he couldn't get a real job to take care of his son? It was nice seeing James Karen of The Return of the Living Dead but the rest of the film is just a blah.