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PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS

Director:

  Gabriele Muccino
  

Year Released:

  2006

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3 out of 5

3 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Brian Howe
  James Karen
  Thandie Newton
  Jaden Smith
  Will Smith
Movie Haiku:Smith & his adorable son Jaden star is this fact-based story about a man determined to succeed despite innumerable obstacles. Alas, we both felt it was "uplift packaged in bubble-wrap" -- cloyingly earnest, but annoyingly synthetic. For 2 hours, the tone never varies, it''s always just more of the same.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2006