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Movie Info


Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

December 15, 2006

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Gabriele Muccino

Starring :

Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith, Dan Castellaneta, Aida Bernardino, James Karen, Kurt Fuller, Branden Weslee Kong, Al Cacioppo

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 4

“..well-intentioned but odd and ultimately deflating new drama..”
by Pam Grady [Reel]
3 of 5

“..Smith's performance and the general pleasantries of the film did enough to win me over..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
Review rate : B+

“..shrewdly touching movie..”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
2.5 of 4

“..overloaded with the accidents of fiction..”
by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
2 of 4

“..long, dull, and depressing..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2.5 of 5

“..genuinely inspirational..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
Reviewed by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
Reviewed by Calvin Wilson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
Reviewed by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
Reviewed by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]
Reviewed by Kevin Crust [Los Angeles Times]
Reviewed by Brian Lowry [Variety]
Reviewed by Bill Muller [The Arizona Republic]

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yea all the ppl that have not lived like that dont know what its like i am only 15 and my 1 week have to buy a weeks of food on 20$ and i dont know any other person that ould live like she does but u know what she does not have a credit card like a lot of people do u know how we get by just with real money not credit cards soo yea i give the movie a 100 out of 100 soo all of u rich people or the people that have a little bit of money u need to see what its like to like like he did... and remember that i am ONLY 15

posted by snoopcat8000 on Dec 23, 2006

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posted by Wdthidvz on Jul 14, 2009

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