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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Feb 22, 2009
Pros: Kevin Spacey
Cons: Takes itself too seriously, relies on too many coincidences
Summary: Pay it Forward (2000) I watched Pay it Forward on DVD and at first began to be drawn in but the movie's tone changed and I began to lose interest and may even have drifted off to sleep. No matter, I started back over and ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 23, 2009
Pros: It opens your heart to others.
Cons: The content may to be too extreme for children.
Summary: “Pay It Forward” is one of the most moving movies I have ever seen. Trevor is a 12 year old boy who was giving a class project to come up with an idea to change the world. Most kids choose something like recycling or doing the dishes for ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 11, 2009
Pros: I'm drawing a blank here...
Cons: Manipulative, contrived, cliche
Summary: I have seen a lot of movies and there have been some I don't like,and there's some I hate, Pay It Forward is one of the few movies I really don't like at all. I thought it sounded good, concept seemed there, cast had potential to make something memorable ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 19, 2007
Pros: positive message delivered in an entertaining format
Cons: some parts difficult to believe, Helen Hunt bad in the role of Trevor’s mother
Summary: Pay it forward was a nice idea, and it actually has happened in real life here and there. Whether it was inspired by this movie, or just a charitable impulse, nobody knows for sure. However, this is not a perfect world. They did not live happily ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 18, 2007
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
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 8, 2005
Pros: Helping people is good.
Cons: Pep talks about helping people are stupid.
Summary: In February of 2003, I was driving along with my little tape recorder, doin' the whole audio journal thing. I was trying to think of what movies came out that day, when suddenly I burst into laughter and said "Oh yeah, The Life Of David ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 15, 2003
Pros: Excellent performances by Spacey and Osmet, interesting story and social study
Cons: Ignores some important questions in trying to answer others
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 8, 2003
Pros: Actors, script and Pay It Forward
Cons: None
Summary: A young boy is challenged by his teacher to come up with an idea that could change the world. He co ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 4, 2003
Pros: The ending
Cons: The ending
Summary: I had a choice. See Pay It Forward, or see The Exorcist. Drama vs. Horror. Did I feel like seeing ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 26, 2003
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Summary: After submitting a review for the GLBT Pride Month write-off, it occurred to me I am constantly thin ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 18, 2003
Pros: Kevin Spacey in a thoughtful, unique film
Cons: May be a bit too melancholy for some; Helen Hunt a stretch for the role
Summary: I had never heard of this film until my wife brought this home on DVD from Blockbuster the other night. I like both Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt. I did not recognize Haley Joel Osment until my wife reminded me that he was the young boy in "Sixth Sense," ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 3, 2003
Pros: Has a good message
Cons: Too unrealistic, forces a moral lesson upon us
Summary: When they made this movie it was obvious that they were trying to make it very good, with the great cast, and "powerful message". But unfortunately they tried a little too hard. The movie was okay at first, but then at the end it just pushed everything ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 24, 2002
Pros: Osment
Cons: Just about everything else
Summary: THIS REVIEW DISCUSSES EVERY ASPECT OF THE FILM AND MAY SPOIL THE FILM IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT.
One could say that I went into this movie knowing I was gonna hate it. And that is partly true. I don't care for manipulative movies that ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 7, 2002
Pros: This movie teaches a valuable lesson and is entertaining.
Cons: Get an economy sized box of Kleenex. I was sure I would never stop crying.
Summary: I caught this movie on HBO one Monday morning while my son was at school and my husband had gone to the grocer for Danish. I am so glad my son was not there to watch it. It hit far too close to the bone. My husband came home for the last hour of it. I ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 13, 2002
Pros: great concept, touching, and an interesting cast
Cons: weepy eyes to take care of
Summary: Tear, tears, and more tears. Kevin Spacey is a Social Studies teacher who gives an amazing assignment to his students. All they have to do is change the world somehow. Haley Joel Osment plays Trevor, a seventh grade student who accepts the challenge of ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 6, 2002
Pros: Haley Joel Osment, Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt. Touching and engaging movie.
Cons: A little drawn out...but worth it in the end
Summary: Pay it Forward was an excellent movie with great actors! It actually has some goodness to it (which is hard to come by these days!) and it compares to no other movie I can think of at this time.
Trevor (Haley Joel Osment) is a student of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 2, 2002
Pros: Intelligent, funny, and emotional
Cons: The ending is a little too harsh, and unnessecarily so
Summary: Picture it:
I'm strolling through the aisle of my local video store, looking for something that I can watch in the same room with my parents. First off, it needs to be something without any porn like sex, I don't care how old you are, you ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 31, 2002
Pros: The twist at the end is kind of surprising.
Cons: Uninspired direction, unoriginal performances, shameless script
Summary: Pay It Forward is a calculated attempt to wring a little feeling out of an audience grown increasingly cynical about that sort of movie. It then shoots itself in the foot with an ending that pours on the pathos while trying to provide the audience ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 28, 2002
Pros: Heartwarming
Cons: Will make you cry
Summary: I saw this movie on HBO several times already, and I still cry every time I see it.
Pay it Forward stars Helen Hunt as the mother, Kevin Spacey as Mr. Simonet, and Haley Joel Osment as Trevor.
Trevor's mother is a recovering ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 13, 2002
Pros: Haley Joel Osment shines again, as does Kevin Spacey. Inspirational!
Cons: Harsh language in spurts, sex scene and come-on's, bar scenes.
Summary: It starts with a simple project for extra credit in his social studies class. His teacher, Mr. Simonett (Spacey) asked the kids to try to change the world -- to come up with an idea that would really make things better for everyone. While most of ... read more
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