Your poor old Auntie Gremlin has seen some self-important movies in her day, but this one took the dang cake. Now, if you've read enough of my reviews and such in here, hopefully you'll know that I'm usually not a cynical person. This movie just *GOT* to me somehow. I simply could not like it.
I know it's going to be a long movie if it spends the first fifteen minutes or so establishing how miserable the characters are and it's supposed to be a "feel-good" movie. Maybe what that means is, when I'm having a bad day, I'm supposed to remember what the characters were put through here and feel better for myself?
"Pay it Forward" gets three stars only because, I have to admit, it's got good intentions. I have to say, however, that any lessons a kid might learn from this movie would probably be negated by the outrageous ending. I won't give it away, but you should expect to be *really* angry about it.
I know it's going to be a long movie if it spends the first fifteen minutes or so establishing how miserable the characters are and it's supposed to be a "feel-good" movie. Maybe what that means is, when I'm having a bad day, I'm supposed to remember what the characters were put through here and feel better for myself?
"Pay it Forward" gets three stars only because, I have to admit, it's got good intentions. I have to say, however, that any lessons a kid might learn from this movie would probably be negated by the outrageous ending. I won't give it away, but you should expect to be *really* angry about it.