The most depressing movie (not the worst the most depressing) I have ever seen

Rating: 1/10 (19 December 2006)

Subtitle: a little knowledge about real-life relationships can ruin this movie for you. 1. The kid may be one of the best child actors I've ever seen. 2. Will Smith may deserve an Oscar for this but he was too likable and the character he played had to be a mean despicable SOB. (I have a masters in interpersonal communication with emphasis on male/female relationships, specializing in the effect of parental conflict during divorce on children. that said:) This isn't in any way an uplifting movie unless your god is money! Pursuit starts out with Will's wife hating him--the reason unclear. Instead of trying to save the relationship he tries to earn more money. When she finally decides to leave he tells her he is taking their son. Any normal woman would fight for her son. This woman is obviously so terrified of Will Smiths character she does not--though this is underplayed. (She even brings the kid back after escaping with him for awhile.) Will Smith's character never even considers how this separation from his mother will affect the boy. I actually cringed when he rushed to the day care place and stole the kid so the mom couldn't pick him up. I could believe it, but could not forgive when Will's character l tells the boy, "Your mother left you." When the truth was Will's character drove the mother away. The fact that these problems in the relationships are visible signify great movie making. The movie is still horribly depressing and my major problem is that the blurb is "uplifting." when in reality it is depressing.