In 1981, Chris Gardner was a struggling salesman in little needed medical bone density scanners while his wife toiled in double shifts to support the family including their young son, Christopher. In the face of this difficult life, Chris has the desperate inspiration to try for a stockbroker internship where one in twenty has a chance of a lucrative full time career. Even when his wife leaves him because of this choice, Chris clings to this dream with his son even when the odds become more daunting by the day. Together, father and son struggle through homelessness, jail time, tax seizure and the overall punishing despair in a quest that would make Gardner a respected millionaire.
A great performance by Will Smith and his son Jaden. A heartwarming story about hope and the never say die attitude. Unfortunately, I don't get to see much of Will's work. The last movie of his I've seen prior to this was I, Robot and the last movie of his that I throughly enjoyed was Bad Boys II (and I only say that because I thought it was going to be a horrible movie).
