Will Smith goes from an action hero with a great Muhammad Ali impression to a skilled actor of surprising subtlety in this moving but politically disconnected drama based on stockbroker Chris Gardner's real-life homeless-shelter-to-boardroom story. San Francisco, 1981: Unlike his own absentee father, Chris (Smith) is determined to provide for his wife, Linda (Thandie Newton), and their young son, Christopher (Smith's real-life son, Jaden). But he's gotten himself into a deep financial hole: Chris and Linda invested their life savings in a shipment of portable bone-density scanners, which Chris is now having trouble unloading. While Linda toils away at a laundromat, C...
Released:
2006
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
117 mins