Propaganda for "The American Dream"

Rating: 3/10 (16 October 2012)

The movie is fairly entertaining and well acted but in my opinion still far from being a great movie. A great movie should have a deeper meaning and a sense of realism, especially if it is said to be based on a true story. The Pursuit of Happiness however is far from realistic and much more of a propaganda for the beloved "American Dream". It might partially be a true story but it is a very exceptional one and even though it's of course nicer to watch something like this I personally feel that this movie pretends to be a deep going and biographic movie while actually only being a feel-good flick for the idea that everybody can make it if they try and work hard enough.