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...know that Will Smith’s 2006 dysorthographic blockbuster “The Pursuit of Happyness??—‘inspired’ as it was by the “true story” of homeless man turned stockbroker Christopher Gardner—was a fraud? To all the many who walked out of the theater heartened by the triumph of hard work and perseverance, please become uninspired. You’ve been deceived...
...Perhaps it’s not surprising that (like “The Pursuit of Happyness??) American audiences loved 21. The film scored a relative victory at the box office, pulling in $24 million on its opening weekend. Presently, its U.S. gross climbs beyond twice that. Whether the film would have done as well embracing the idiosyncrasies of its real-life prototype, we won’t ever know—though, given the trend toward quirky American filmmaking, it might have been worth a shot...
...youngest to ever have received five nominations. Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, “Blood Diamond”; Ryan Gosling, “Half Nelson”; Peter O’Toole, “Venus”; Will Smith, “The Pursuit of Happyness??; Forest Whitaker, “The Last King of Scotland”While big stars like Will and Leo will draw plenty of red carpet attention, the real race lies between two performances in much smaller films. O’Toole, who received a lifetime-achievement Oscar but has never...
...tell their audience what is wrong with them and how to fix it. However, the rise of the self-help trade has infected other genres of books.Inspiration-fused memoirs such as “Tuesdays with Morrie” or more recently “The Pursuit of Happyness?? may not live in the advice section of the bookstore, but their didactic message and lack of ambiguity are strikingly similar to that “The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem.” It’s undeniable that there’s something alluring about...
Bottom Line: “The Pursuit of Happyness?? fails to match the talent of its big star. In it, Smith proves that he has what it takes to be a serious actor and that he can do more than just save the world from aliens—twice. If Smith breaks away from his big-budget history and takes on more human roles, he will leave his Fresh Prince persona behind once...
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