This funny, slight idea is lovingly and solidly conceived and executed. Of all the Coen brothers' comedies, O Brother is the lightest with far less of the brutal humor and violent consequences their movies usually contain. Tim Blake Nelson's performance is as sweet and friendly as a good old hound dog. Best musical soundtrack of the year. See full review.
Hunt plays the hard-ridden, recovering alcoholic, single mom with grit and heart.
And given Spacey's compelling performance, their dance of romance is genuinely moving. But instead of ending as a love story with a social message, Pay It Forward succumbs to grandiosity, insisting on becoming a forced religious allegory. This is a classic example of a very good movie ruined by the director's ambitions for a blockbuster ending. See full review. Despite what should have been a compelling plot, the movement in this film is slow, stumbling and repetitive.