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By Jack Garner (583) for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (558) on 15 Dec 2006

Director Gabriele Muccino and producer-actor Smith have made a humble and affecting tribute to the struggles of the urban poor in America,…

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By Pam Grady (384) for Reel.com (1,232) on 15 Dec 2006

The best performances and greatest art direction in the world cannot cover this ill-begotten drama's hollow center…

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By Glenn Whipp (553) for Los Angeles Daily News (1,272) on 15 Dec 2006

As a portrait of noble striving, you could do a lot worse…

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By Liam Lacey (1,725) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 15 Dec 2006

Both Smith and his son are appealing presences, but The Pursuit of Happyness seems to take place in a sociological vacuum…

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By Terry Lawson (645) for Detroit Free Press (942) on 15 Dec 2006

The subject of The Pursuit of Happyness denies all the odds and refuses to quit, and this movie has the same fighting, American spirit…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Denver Rocky Mountain News (608) on 15 Dec 2006

I left the movie thinking that a whole lot of folks in Gardner's situation can't do what he did. They can't break the cycle of poverty…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 15 Dec 2006

What The Pursuit of Happyness does better than most by-your-bootstraps films is to make us root for the protagonist as if he were our own flesh…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 15 Dec 2006

This movie roused me, made me sit up straight in my theater seat, the rapturous applause the preview audience met it with at the conclusion…

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By Nick Rogers (786) for Midwest Film Journal (148) on 15 Dec 2006

Will Smith's acting earnestness, coupled with the mental hell of maintaining a time-and-money chain that's essential to survival, provides…

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By Jeffrey Westhoff (767) for Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) (767) on 15 Dec 2006

Smith's performance is definitely on par with Julia Roberts' in Erin Brockovich…

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By Pete Vonder Haar (745) for Film Threat (5,156) on 15 Dec 2006

Seeing former cinema clowns like Robin Williams and Tom Hanks clutching sweet, sweet Oscar gold must have lit a fire under [Smith's] thespian…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for OhmyNews.com (129) on 15 Dec 2006

This is Will Smith's triumph, and it's worth a look alone to see this tiresome actor in a role that requires a rare amount of patience from him…

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By Mike Ward (328) for Richmond Times-Dispatch (308) on 15 Dec 2006

As a rule, it's usually a good sign when Smith doesn't have a Top-40 hip-hop track featured prominently in the movie that more or less repeats…

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By Kevin Carr (1,610) for 7M Pictures (1,037) on 15 Dec 2006

The character of Christ... er, I mean Chris Gardner gets beaten down so much - and has a complete absence of faults - that it's really unbelievable…

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By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 15 Dec 2006

The movie aims to be inspirational, startling and poignant…

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By Aaron (78) on 15 Dec 2006

Predictable story about how much garbage you can eat without complaining…

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By Rob Thomas (1,118) for Capital Times (Madison, WI) (875) on 15 Dec 2006

It's because Happyness gets these quiet, panicked moments of life on the margins so true that, when the expected climactic triumph comes, it's…

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By Fantasy (142) on 15 Dec 2006

[SPOILERS] I absolutely love Will Smith as an actor and I still do…

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By Nathanl. (19) on 15 Dec 2006

Will Smith gives the performance of his career in this inspirational story of a man who overcame poverty to become a stock broker at Dean Witter…

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By Chads. (664) on 15 Dec 2006

Things didn't come easily for Chris Gardner(Will Smith), and The Pursuit of Happyness has the patience, and more importantly, we have the patience,…

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