not horrible nor great

Disturbing yet enthralling

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

This was an amazingly done movie. I loved how nurturing Chris was with his son and all of the crazy circumstances that he went through to keep his safe. I love that he wanted to be a good father to his son because Chris never knew his dad as he grew up. Even though this was not a blatantly "Christian movie", it definitely had Christian elements. Throughout the movie, I was able to find the elements of faith, mercy, and hospitality, along with many more. I would highly recommend watching "The Pursuit of Happyness".

So many reviews (600+) and only about the first/top thirty get read/acknowledged. I'm not sure I saw the film the same way as others. The kid (Jadeen Smith) was great. The father seemed to be a con man, as if a continuation of "Six Degrees of Separation". There were not enough scenes of connecting with his son and too many of him being short (angry) that I would have thought the child would be conflicted as to where he stood. Then there was no satisfactory showing how things changed, if they did, once success was achieved. Was the relationship better? Were they spending quality time together or did the 'pusuit of happiness' continue to interfere?

Continuing my plan to watch every Will Smith movie in order, I come to Pursuit Of Happiness (2006)Plot In A Paragraph: Chris Gardner (Will Smith) a struggling salesman, takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.I think this is a great movie and features a great Will Smith performance, but it's one I never revisit, as it's such a tough watch. Until the final 10 minuted, it's a seriously depressing movie. You feel so sorry for Chris, as despite him trying his best, he simply can't catch a break.Jaden Smith was fine, Thandie Newton puts it a defent shift, but this movie is all about Smith's performance, he was deservedly nominated for an Oscar, and can consider himself unlucky not to have won. That is taking nothing away from Forest Whitaker, he was great too.It was one of the greatest frustrations of my life, that I never could do a rubix cube. I spent hours trying to achieve the feat.Pursuit Of Happiness grossed $163 million at the domestic box office, to end the year the 10th highest grossing movie of 2006.

I have just watched this movie for the first time and I am completely speechless..mostly because I'm bawling my eyes out..I always knew that Will Smith is a good actor, but in this movie - he just blew me away ! The scene at the end where he is offered a permanent job at the firm..the look on his face..relief..sadness and just a whole lot of emotion..that's what did it for me..All the things that he went through throughout the movie to get to where he's at - just flashed before my eyes.. Sleeping in the men's room with his son..sleeping in a subway..selling his blood..wow ! Really amazing movie.. 9/10 in my opinion.. !