I didn't know Will Smith could be so good

Rating: 8/10 (24 October 2007)

I was very impressed with Will Smith's acting performance. This was his best by far. I'm surprised he didn't win all the acting awards. The movie is touching and inspirational. It was also very entertaining. It sure didn't seem like it ran over 2 hours. The story is about Chris Gardner and his son. His wife leaves him during a time of financial troubles. He takes an internship as a stockbroker and getting paid nothing for 6 months in hope that he will be the one person who gets a job. While learning to be a broker, he continues to sell medical equipment, his only source of income. He loses him home and must find a way to take care of his son. Sometimes it is sleeping in a bathroom at the train station. In better times, it is getting a room at the shelter. He learns to do his job faster than everyone else because he has his son to take care of, which means picking him up at daycare and getting in line at the shelter in time.
He just does his job and doesn't complain and in the end is rewarded for his struggles. A true American dream.
FINAL VERDICT: Very inspirational. Smith does a great job and you really hope he is rewarded.