A powerful and ultimately wonderful film

Rating: 8/10 (19 November 2007)

The Pursuit Of Happiness (2006)
Top 5 -2006
If you see the performance of Will Smith in this film, you will truly understand the measure of talent that this man has. This is an outstanding performance by Smith, his best to date. Alongside his own young son (who by the way is surprising exceptional), Smith plays Chris Gardner, a man struggling with severe financial problems. His wife is not strong enough... she gives up, but he pursues alongside with his son for a better tomorrow, but they have to endure poverty and homelessness for success.
The Pursuit of Happiness, finally becomes Happiness, but at the very end of the film as Chris walks with the masses and is finally able to smile, raising his hands and clapping in the air. The image freezes, the film ends and I, with everybody else in the cinema were pleased with the conclusion.
The Pursuit of Happiness is a simple film. It is about the struggles of one family in the democratic land of the free. What raises this film above what could have been a strictly average film, are the emotionally charged performances, and the effective translation of power, love and relationships throughout the film. This film is as good as it can get. Simple, yet exceptionally powerful.
8/10