| Overall: | A- |
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| Violence: | B+ |
| Sexual Content: | B+ |
| Language: | C- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B+ |
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| Video Release: | 26 Mar 2007 |
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In Pay It Forward, a young student provides food and a shower to a homeless man after accepting a school assignment to find a way to change the world. Jeff Bridges plays a salesman who is dealt one bad hand after another, yet uses his optimist outlook to rescue broken down men and a horse in the movie Seabiscuit. The Brooke Ellison Story looks at the amazing, real life accomplishments of a young girl who continued to reach for her dreams even after she was left paralyzed from an unfortunate accident.
Home Video Extra Features
DVD Release Date: 27 March 2007
The Pursuit of Happyness releases on DVD with some in-depth, behind-the-scenes bonus extras, sure to make fans smile. These include a commentary by director Gabriele Muccino, an onscreen and off look at actor Will Smith and his co-star son Christopher Syre Smith, a conversation with Chris Gardner—The Man Behind the Movie, a featurette titled Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream, a peek Inside the Rubik’s Cube, and an audio only track of the song I Can. The movie’s audio tracks are available in English (5.1 Dolby Digital) and French (5.1 Dolby Digital), with subtitles in English, French and Spanish.
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About the Reviewer: Kerry Bennett
Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.
