Menudo Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I finally got around to watching this movie, and I really enjoyed it. I think Will Smith is a terrific actor, and his son was pretty impressive in his acting debut. This was one of the better movies that I have seen recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Trick Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I thought it was slow moving at times, but it was a pretty decent movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat2334 Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I thought it was slow moving at times, but it was a pretty decent movie. wurd- slowest flick I have seen in a long time. I mean, 90% of the movie was him struggling, ok, I got it- enough. Thought they could have picked it up a bit and done a better job. Couldn't pay me to sit thru that chit again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 As far as a "Wow! I feel inspired!" movie, I thought Rudy was much better and I hate ND. I thought this was just Ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted June 18, 2007 Author Share Posted June 18, 2007 wurd- slowest flick I have seen in a long time. I mean, 90% of the movie was him struggling, ok, I got it- enough. Thought they could have picked it up a bit and done a better job. Couldn't pay me to sit thru that chit again. That is what I liked about it. It seemed real. Instead of just quickly showing a montage of him fighting through his downtime and getting it together. It did a good job of showing how low he got. It isn't the kind of movie I would watch over and over again, but, I thought it was very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I thought it decent as well. Not great, not bad. And Smith's boy sucked ass and I didn't get all the hoopla afforded him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted June 18, 2007 Author Share Posted June 18, 2007 (edited) I thought it decent as well. Not great, not bad. And Smith's boy sucked ass and I didn't get all the hoopla afforded him. The kid is only 8 years old, and I thought he was very good. To each their own. Edited June 18, 2007 by Menudo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 i thought it was good. well-acted, pretty good story. i wouldn't call it great though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missoula Griz Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I thought it was slow moving at times, but it was a pretty decent movie. Took the kids and wife to it. It was very slow. Of course, it was a great story, but they spent too much time on the depressing part of his life. I wish they would of cut that back about 20 minutes and finished the movie with a little more background on how he went forward once he got his big break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Too slow, and complete fiction. I mean a black guy with a job? Puhleese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 As far as a "Wow! I feel inspired!" movie, I thought Rudy was much better and I hate ND. I thought this was just Ok. Muckette and I were expecting a really inspiring movie. We were only modestly inspired and IIRC and probably won't watch it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncosn05 Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Saw it in the theatre and liked it, but didn't like the kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuffbills Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 It's one of my favorite movies. I never really thought it was very slow, but they had to concentrate on the depressing parts of his life to make the ending that much better. I also thought Will Smith and his son did a great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted June 18, 2007 Author Share Posted June 18, 2007 It's one of my favorite movies. I never really thought it was very slow, but they had to concentrate on the depressing parts of his life to make the ending that much better. I also thought Will Smith and his son did a great job. I think only smart people "get it" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controller Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I read an interview with the guy whose life the movie is about. When he watched the movie and it ended, he was stunned and speechless so he just got up and left without saying anything to the producer or director. They didn't know if he was unhappy with it or pissed off or what. He said he was stunned by how realistically they captured the low points of his life -- it was like he was re-living the emotions he had at the time. That tells me that it was good acting, good directing, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 He said he was stunned by how realistically they captured the low points of his life -- it was like he was re-living the emotions he had at the time. That tells me that it was good acting, good directing, etc. No, that tells me that they were able to accurately capture those moments from his perspective. Being intimately familiar with them I would have been shocked if he wasn't moved seeing them on the screen. It does not mean that the director and actors were able to evoke any kind of emotions in the other people that viewed the movie though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 i thought it was good. well-acted, pretty good story. i wouldn't call it great though. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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