The Pursuit of Happyness

By: The Dude

Director: Gabriele Muccino
Cast: Will Smith, Jaden Smith
Rating: 2 out of 5

In the pursuit of reviewing this here movie, I have to mention that there are two things that had The Dude ready to hurl a drawer full of cutlery at the TV.

1. Trying to write the title damn nearly sent my spell check mad. Whoever thought happiness was spelled with a ‘y’ is dumber than a box full of blonde rocks, and…
2. This here is one downright depressin’ flick. It’s the saddest The Dude has seen Will Smith since Harry Connick Junior’s jet got shot down in Independence Day.

On account of the plot destroying promotional ads, before the movie even starts you know this guy Christopher Gardner is broke, right. And you know he eventually becomes a broker. But we only get to see the miserable parts of his life. It’s not like Erin Brokovich, which The Dude enjoyed partly because we saw her start all pov, only to become all famous and rich – and mostly because it had Julia Roberts in it. But with this one, just when this guy is on the brink of being cashed up, the stupid thing ends. I mean, we work really hard to get through the movie, and just when we think we’re gonna get the payoff, it’s over before it begins. Guys, we know what that’s like, yeah. Rubbish.

Extras: There was none on my preview disc. And make no bones about it… The Dude is writing a letter to Sony in the pursuit of some extra features happyness.

Verbatim:
Christopher Gardner: "This part of my life... this part right here. This part is called 'being stupid'."

In a word: Depressin’