How mushy can you be?

Rating: 1/10 (18 February 2007)

Someone has to tell Will Smith that he is not Frank Capra. It is not easy to tell a story about struggle for life and not being maudlin. The film didn't make me cry, or laugh, or even think about it. I left the theater the same way I went in. What about the screenplay? Is it necessary to repeat the same situation ten times just to give the audience an idea of the hard time he had along with his kid? Also the relationship with his wife is weird. The film does not explain why she makes one of the most important decisions a woman can make in a lifetime. Is she bad, or just weak? And what about Chris? As a leading character he should be more realistic.