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Pursuit of Happyness, The (2006) Movie Reviews

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Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

An emotionally manipulative but astoundingly powerful rags-to-riches tale that recalls Frank Capra at his most heart-rending....read the complete Pursuit of Happyness, The (2006) review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

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Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)

Will Smith doesn't seem the likeliest candidate to play a desperate, struggling man. Whatever the role (love coach, alien fighter, Ali), he projects speed and good times, an almost aerobic self-confidence. But in The Pursuit of Happyness, which is set...read the complete Pursuit of Happyness, The (2006) review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)

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Cinematical (Kim Voynar)

Smith carries the weight of the film rather well on his broad shoulders, with a soul-felt performance that makes you feel kicked in the gut every time another lousy thing happens to this nice, hard-working, devoted dad....read the complete Pursuit of Happyness, The (2006) review at Cinematical (Kim Voynar)

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efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)

For all I know, the real-life Chris Gardner may be a perfectly wonderful, charming, modest and self-effacing guy–the kind you wouldn’t mind sitting around and kibitzing with for a while over a beer or two. Alas, the Chris Gardner that we are treated...read the complete Pursuit of Happyness, The (2006) review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)

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