The Pursuit of Happyness (Widescreen Edition)

Those who have written reviews for this movie of anything less than 5 stars have NO idea what it means to be lower than low, at the absolute bottom with no visible way out. You see, in order to understand the struggle, you have to have LIVED it. I understand this movie because I HAVE lived it. Some other review cited that it took far too long to display the epic struggle that left us no time to relish the moment of success. I submit that were it not for the INTENSE struggle he faced, there would BE no reason to celebrate his ultimate success. It would have less meaning. I have NEVER cried so hard as I did at the end of this movie. During the course of the film, you FEEL his pain of wanting to be just that little bit more than what he felt himself to be. You yearn for him to experience that one bit of happiness to know that he doesn't HAVE to sell his blood anymore to make a few bucks to be able to fix a light in a bone density scanner he sells to provide a meal and a place to live for a few weeks for himself and his son. This man went through more tribulations than any of the other reviewers here have seen in their own lives or the family and friends that surround them. If you want to see a film that TRULY lifts you up by the climax, see the pursuit of happyness, and IGNORE the many discouraging reviews from people who have no clear understanding of personal anguish and eventual triumph. Will Smith would be hard pressed to ever again be handed a script for a more heart wrenching and satisfying movie. 5 stars +++

Will Smith does it again. What a great performance. This movie is great for family viewing. He shows compassion, motivation, strong sense of value.

I highly recommend this movie.

OK I suffer from deppression. I kept watching hoping it would get better and it only got worse. I watch movies for entertainment not to end up at the bottom of the world. I am so surprised there are so many good reviews. The only time it ever got better was thirty seconds before it ended. So if movies tend to have this result...don't watch it. A few of my friends came to me with the same thoughts about it that i had. So don't rent this for a pregnant woman, recently pregnant, or someone with depression.

THIS FILM HAD ME CLAPPING, CRYING AND CHEERING. I'VE WATCHED THIS FOUR TIMES SINCE I'VE BOUGHT IT.
I THINK A LOT OF PARENTS COULD LEARN FROM THIS. ESPECIALLY FATHERS. AND OF COURSE I AM A BIG WILLIE FAN!
ALL THE ACTORS WERE SUPERB AND THE FILM WAS EDITED WELL; IT FLOWED NICELY.
THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY!

When my wife first ordered, and, subsequently, watched this fim, she enthused and sung its praises. I thought that, it was not my 'cup of tea', so, I did not immediately watched it. Some time later, I did. I am not the type of person who cries. However, the scene of a father and child, trying to sleep inside a public lavatory, with someone banging incessantly on the door, blew me away. The camera, fixed upon the poor man's face, capturing the moment of misery, injustice and despair (through his silent tears) was, both; heart-wrenching and very real. I felt that I was him, inside that toilet, holding on to my son. Nothing more needs be added.