Great Movie

Rating: 9/10 (22 August 2011)

I must say that I bought this movie because of Will Smith in the first place. I have been a big fan of him as both an actor and and an entertainer.
So, I bought this movie but I put off watching it not for days, but for months! I read what the story was about only when I got back home from the mall, and it didn't get me interested at all. Probably partially that is because I more like action movies. Now I can say how wrong I was! When I got to watch it, I was into the story from the first five minutes. I really praise the acting in the film. Will was amazing. In this movie I finally got to know him as a great dramatic actor. I cannot speak of a single scene in the movie that seemed fake to me. The relationship between the son and dad couldn't be fake because Will and Jaden are the actual son and dad. Nevertheless, they both did a great job showing the real affection to each other.
This movie being based on the true story proved again that everyone can achieve a lot in one's life. One important thing is to have the goal and be ready to pull out all the stops to achieve it despite what people might say to you or what the obstacles are. As Mark Twain says, "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."