Chicago Sun-Times, Richard Roeper says:  " ...Smith serves notice he is not only a genuine movie star, he's a four-star actor..."  It was by all accounts a stellar performance not only by Smith, but his son as well.  But it was not entertaining in my view.  It was however an excellent insight to what some people must go through when things are just not going well, and the result is a very good movie.  You get caught up in this man's dilemma and journey, but you never feel good, just a sense of despair and frustration.  Still we would recommend seeing this movie.  It has heart and gives a sense of how people need to stay positive under dire circumstances.   You won't  feel entertained, but you should feel glad you watched it.

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Storyline From Yahoo:  Chris Gardner is a bright and talented, but marginally employed salesman. Struggling to make ends meet, Gardner finds himself and his five-year-old son evicted from their San Francisco apartment with nowhere to go. When Gardner lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, he and his son endure many hardships, including living in shelters, in pursuit of his dream of a better life for the two of them. Ratings: Critics  B-    Users B+