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Directed by: Mimi Leder Starring: Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt Director: Mimi Leder Starring: Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt Plot: A yong implements a "pay it forward" policy in which, when someone pays you a favour, instead of repaying them, you "pay it forward" Views: Sappy, oversentimental and overly preachy... but the final scene nearly had me in tears (shut up i was 14) The setting of Las Vegas as a backdrop is a wise choice given the nature of Trevor's actions. An excellent score by Thomas Newman, and a great, if overwrought performance by Kevin Spacey make this a definite tear jerker  3/5
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May 3, 2004 10:35
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My hatred of Haley Joel Osment aside, this was actually a nice feel-good movie. But I really hate that kid. 3/5
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May 3, 2004 15:56
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I LOVED this movie until the ending, which instead having me in tears, pissed me off. It felt forced, manipulative, and unnecessary. The idea is wonderful, and makes you think that people can really be good at heart. Bon Jovi was, surprisingly enough, good in this. 3/5 because of the ending
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May 3, 2004 16:04
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quote:BadGimpy came out of the closet to say: Then you liked the ending? I thought it was ok for what it was trying to do, but it was a little heavy-handed in the "son trying to teach his mother how to live" kind of way. Also the person with the ugly outside but good inside falling for the pretty outside but ugly inside has been done to death. 3/5 only because the story was coherent.
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May 3, 2004 16:06
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The movie even wasn't a bad idea for a kiddie, feel good flick. It's just the fact that it was far too overdone for my tastes. A bit of restraint would have done this wonders. 1/5.
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May 3, 2004 16:18
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God-awful piece of poo poo. The message was empty, the plot was contrived, the actors were bland and the ending was a hamfisted ploy to get the audience weeping. Haley Joel Osment had no idea how to play a child. One.
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May 4, 2004 02:24
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I thought the concept was great, but it was mired by being an infamous and cliched melodrama movie. 3/5.
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May 4, 2004 02:43
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I love this movie. The fact that it was a feel good movie...then had THAT ending sort of really hit me. 5/5
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May 4, 2004 04:13
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Decent movie with some interesting characters, but the ending hurt. Totally unneccesary and contrived. The whole subplot leading up to it was pretty stupid too. 3/5
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May 4, 2004 04:30
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quote:Dunefar came out of the closet to say: You said it. To much drama for one movie with a simple message. All the overblown plot gnarls ruined any hope of it being a simply pleasant movie. 1/5
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May 4, 2004 05:20
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This movie is pointlessly overdramatic and over-sentimental, the uneven script just bounces around from one sappy scene to another, and known android Haley Joel Osment fails at his pretending to be a human child (the scene where he watches wrestling had me cringing). Having bad things happen to everybody in the story doesn't develop their characters, it just gives you a way to distinguish between all the cardboard people: "Scarface", "Punching Bag", "Wide-Eyed Kid", etc. I did give it a free point for Thomas Newman's score and the fact that Bon Jovi shows up later in the movie. 1/5
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