Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.
Pay It Forward has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Pay It Forward (2000)
By Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel (195) for 3BlackChicks Review (195) on 01 Jan 2000
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Pay It Forward was released in 2000 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 643 reviews, giving Pay It Forward (2000) an average rating of 68%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 61%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Pay It Forward than critics were.
With a score of 68%, Pay It Forward is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2000, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2000 with similar scores include films like The Isle, Chopper and My Dog Skip.
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