Back we go to the "Feelgood" genre and to what can only be described as one of the best feelgood films of recent years, it's; The Pursuit of Happyness.
Great film, and great lead performance by the not-so Fresh Prince; Will Smith.
Smith plays an out of luck salesman (Chris Gardner), trying to sell useless bone density scanners to local hospitals. However, lack of sales and spiralling debt forces his Wife (Thandie Newton), out of the marital home leaving Gardner and his son (played by Jaden Smith, Will Smiths' real-life Son) to fend for themselves.
What happens next is disaster after disaster for Father and Son, as they lose their home and money and end up on the streets. All the while Chris Gardner is fighting to get, keep and maintain an internship with a local brokerage firm.
Based on the real life of Chris Gardner who went onto become a wealthy Chicago businessman.
Will Smith is a delight, as is his son Jaden. The story is perfect, with Gardner suffering knock back, after knock back, (almost too many to be true), but the viewer is willing him to succeed and make a name for himself and provide a home for his son.
Great film! Buy it and watch it, now!!
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