The Fresh Films Review: Pay It Forward (2000)

Pay It Forward (2000)

Director:
Mimi Leder

COUNTRY
USA

GENRE
Drama/Romance

NORWEGIAN TITLE
Pay It Forward

RUNNING TIME
123 minutes

Producer:
Peter Abrams
Robert L. Levy
Steven Reuther

Screenwriter (based on a book by Catherine Ryan Hyde):
Leslie Dixon

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Eugene Simonet	Kevin Spacey
Arlene McKinney	Helen Hunt	½
Trevor McKinney	Haley Joel Osment	½
Chris Chandler	Jay Mohr
Jerry	James Caveziel
Ricky McKinney	Jon Bon Jovi
Grace	Angie Dickinson

Review

Mimi Leder's Pay It Forward has got the biggest heart and the most noble intentions. Or so it would want us think. The premise and performances are good, and the film has its moments of genuineness and spontaneity but as a whole the film carries too much message in too many situations. It's as if every character is doing soul-searching whenever the camera is on them. Kevin Spacey's performance is good, and both Osment and Hunt have fine moments.

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