Great story - long winded

Rating: 6/10 (26 December 2006)

The story of one man's struggle and pursuit of happiness in the face of economic adversity is never more compelling than that of Chris Gardner. Unfortunately, when translated into film it delivers a depressing, drawn-out movie.
Simply but, the actors were perfectly cast and their performances were extraordinary but the lack of dialogue and characters makes this the African-American equivalent of Cast Away, only it's a true story.
The movie dwells too much on minute details of despair and overlooks the incredible achievements which are accomplished by Gardner. Will Smith and Jaden Smith were incredible though.