Pay It Forward

Pros: great acting, story has dark undertones an not a fairy-tale, good pacing

Cons: dark tone and grittier side of life won't appeal to those looking for the fairy-tale

The Bottom Line: A great film that can be inspiring without overdoing it on the sentimentality.

Review: It may be somewhat idealistic to think that one person can change the world. In today’s “greed is good” society, it’s often seen as a character weakness to demonstrate compassion and empathy for our fellow humans who might not be as ...

Pros: Excellent performances by Spacey and Osmet, interesting story and social study

Cons: Ignores some important questions in trying to answer others

The Bottom Line: A film that dares to be different and succeeds with aplomb. Excellent cast.

Review: Before I finish this review I just know I'm going to run out of superlatives. This film is astonishing, breathtaking, incredible, outstanding, and then some. The film centres around Trevor McKinney, (superbly played by Haley Joel Osment), his mother A ...

Pros: Multi-Level Good Deeds :)

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: A truly AMAZING concept.

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Pros: inspiring, Osment's performance

Cons: some scenes so painful they're difficult to watch

Review: "Think of a plan to change the world – and put it into ACTION." This is the challenge that seventh-grade history teacher Eugene Simonet (Kevin Spacey) issues to his students on the first day of class. A seemingly unattainable goal for a room...

Pros: Great cast, original story

Cons: Kinda sad with some tough moments

The Bottom Line: It's a moving story about doing for others.

Review: NOTE: My enjoyment of this movie was greatly decreased several months ago when I read a review on this site in which the reviewer gave away the ending. For that reason, I never saw this film in the theatre and decided to wait for it on video. PLEASE -...

Pros: thought-provoking message, and spellbounding cast

Cons: None

Review: Couldn't we all benefit from an act of kindness by another human being? Maybe that's part of what's wrong with today's society. We are all in such a hurry for me-me-me! Heck, we've got road rage and the craziness of other drivers to prove that...

Pros: All viewers in the theatre were touched by this movie.

Cons: It had a Sad sort of Love/Hate ending.

Review: I would like to talk about how "Pay It Forward" made me feel as well as the variety of people that were in the theatre. I am not going to reveal much about this movie as I feel that it would take away from your viewing pleasure as well as the...

Pros: Incredibly moving, powerful story, great makeup, handled well, good acting, unexpected twists

Cons: Weak performance by Jon Bon Jovi, occasionally a tad sappy

Review: An emotional drama starring Academy Award winners Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt and Academy Award Nominee Haley Joel Osment…sound like a recipe for success? In Pay It Forward, these ingredients do indeed combine beautifully to produce what was, to me,...

Pros: Thought Provoking, Great Story

Cons: Sad ending

Review: My good friend Jack called me up the other day and stated that he had free tickets to see the sneak preview of a movie called "Pay It Forward." I had never heard of this movie, but because it was free and had some good actors in it, I decided...

Pros: Inspiring, Good Acting, Wonderful Plan

Cons: None

Review: Sacrificial Giving
This is the good-hearted kind of film that should be greatly appreciated! It's about sacrificial giving of some part of yourself for others. A moral that is infrequently at all enlightened in our self-centered society....