Based on a true story about a man named Christopher Gardner. Gardner has invested heavily in a device known as a "bone density scanner". He feels like he has it made selling these devices. However, they do not sell well as they are marginally better than x-ray at a much higher price. As Gardner works to make ends meet, his wife leaves him and he loses his apartment. Forced to live out in the streets with his son, Gardner continues to sell bone density scanners while concurren... (Full plot summary below)
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Based on a true story about a man named Christopher Gardner. Gardner has invested heavily in a device known as a "bone density scanner". He feels like he has it made selling these devices. However, they do not sell well as they are marginally better than x-ray at a much higher price. As Gardner works to make ends meet, his wife leaves him and he loses his apartment. Forced to live out in the streets with his son, Gardner continues to sell bone density scanners while concurrently taking on an unpaid internship as a stockbroker, with slim chances for advancement to a paid position. Before he can receive pay, he needs to outshine the competition through 6 months of training, and to sell his devices to stay afloat.
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| Baltimore SunMichael SragowThe tough beauty of the picture is that it lets each viewer weigh the costs and benefits to Gardner. It's a genuinely transporting inspirational movie because it's also a cautionary tale. It doesn't downplay the hero's occasional clumsiness or pigheadedness. |
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealAn emotionally manipulative but astoundingly powerful rags-to-riches tale that recalls Frank Capra at his most heart-rending. |
| Boxoffice MagazineMark KeizerLike Gardner's desire to escape the confines of his economic station, there's a better movie struggling to escape the confines of a Hollywood movie machine that values story mechanics over genuine emotion. |
| Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)Josh Larsen...the rare tear-jerker that earns every drop. |
| ÜberCinéGregory WeinkaufSings the blues with all the authority of Barry Manilow. |
| VarietyBrian LowryThe Pursuit of Happyness is more inspirational than creatively inspired -- imbued with the kind of uplifting, afterschool-special qualities that can trigger a major toothache. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaThe relationship between Chris and his diminutive namesake is at the core of the film - the determination to be there for his son, no matter what; the mentoring, the pair's goofy, lovely banter. And Smith and his bright-eyed boy pull it off brilliantly. |
| Arizona RepublicBill MullerThis is Smith as you've never seen him -- an unsure, struggling, frustrated guy trying to hold together his family and failing. |
| Contra Costa TimesMary F. PolsSmith has never been less showy, or more effective, than he is here. |
| Dallas Morning NewsRobert W. ButlerFew on-screen father-son relationships have felt more authentic than that depicted by Will Smith and his real-life son in The Pursuit of Happyness. |
