Cast - Will Smith, Jaden Christoper Syre Smith (Will's son in real life) and Thandie Newton
This is based on a real life story of Chris Gardner who overcame immense adversity from being homeless and rising to the top as a stockbroker. Convinced a new product called a "Bone Density Scanner" was his ticket to providing a better life for his family, he bet his entire savings into it. Needless to say, our intrepid salesman faced lukewarm response and as time went by, accumulated a mountain of unpaid taxes, long-overdued rents and daycare payments. His wife, Linda got tired of his empty promises decides to leaves him and moved to New York. A chance meeting with a succesful stockbroker on the streets inspired him to nab an internship with a top brokerage firm but there is a catch - no salary during internship and only one in twenty interns gets hired. Soon, he was evicted from his rented apartment and thereafter, from a low-rent motel and found himself out on the streets, sleeping in public toilets and charity homes while juggling work, studying for exams, sales calls and taking care of his five year old son.Although there was temporary reprieve when he did manage to sold the last of his x-ray machines but the much needed cash was taken away from under his noses for the taxes he owed the city of San Francisco. The interaction of chris and his son as they journey across town on trains and buses as well as lining up in from of charity home for a place to stay overnight cements the relationship and trust between a father and son. Will Smith gave a great performance worthy of his oscar nomination especially in the scenes where he is at a lost and could not do a thing to help himself were gut-wrenching. His joy or should I say "Happyness" at the end of the movie was absolutely believable and tear-jerking.
Ratings: 3.75 out of 5
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