Pay It Forward Review |
by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 2.5/4) |
There's a telling scene in "Pay it Forward" in which Eugene Simonet (Kevin
Spacey) explains to Arlene McKinney (Helen Hunt) how he received the
disfiguring burns which cover his entire body. By the time he's halfway
through his description of the...more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by Jerry Saravia |
You have heard the concept before. You receive an e-mail or a letter in the mail
regarding a great new opportunity - you send one dollar to seven addresses and
they will send one dollar to seven others, and so on. Before you know it, you
will make...more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by Faust667 AT aol DOT com |
You have heard the concept before. You receive an e-mail or a letter in the
mail regarding a great new opportunity - you send one dollar to seven
addresses and they will send one dollar to seven others, and so on. Before
you know it, you will make...more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by Shannon Patrick Sullivan |
Directed by Mimi Leder. Screenplay by Leslie Dixon, based on the novel by
Catherine Ryan Hyde. Starring Haley Joel Osment, Helen Hunt, Kevin Spacey.
Running time: 124 minutes. Rated AA by the MFCB. Reviewed on November
18th, 2000. more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by Ron Small |
When critics attack seemingly well-intentioned films like PATCH ADAMS or more
recently PAY IT FORWARD as I am about to do, their opinions are often greeted
with a backlash of angry e-mails, sometimes even mock death threats from
those who (I suppose)...more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by Chad Polenz |
The concept of "Pay It Forward" is a simple plan developed by a 12-year-old
boy to change the world. You'd think that would be more than enough plot for
a major motion picture to work with wouldn't you? Imagine the possibilities
of a movie showing how...more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by ram DOT samudrala AT stanford DOT edu |
Imagine you're despairing over a major problem in your life, and
someone comes along and solves it for you, relatively
unconditionally. All you have to do is "pay it forward", i.e., do a
similarly big favour to three others. Would you do it? more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by Ram Samudrala |
Imagine you're despairing over a major problem in your life, and
someone comes along and solves it for you, relatively
unconditionally. All you have to do is "pay it forward", i.e., do a
similarly big favour to three others. Would you do it? more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by Scott Renshaw |
PAY IT FORWARD
(Warner Bros.)
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment, Jay Mohr, James
Caviezel, Jon Bon Jovi, Angie Dickinson.
Screenplay: Leslie Dixon, based on the novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde.
Producers: Peter Abrams, Robert Levy and...more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by Mark R Leeper |
Capsule: A seventh grade teacher challenges
his students to change the world. Then one
implements a scheme that might just do it.
Given the premise, this is a surprisingly adult
and moving drama....more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by Homer Yen |
In "Pay It Forward" (based on Catherine Ryan Hyde's
recent book), a melodrama brimming with cynicism, we
see that bad things happen to good people. What's
worse, the more good you do, the more you'll get
punished for it. more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by Chad Polenz |
The concept of "Pay It Forward" is a simple plan developed by a 12-year-old
boy to change the world. You'd think that would be more than enough plot for
a major motion picture to work with wouldn't you? Imagine the possibilities
of a movie showing how...more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by Ross Anthony |
Spacey: "This is the seventh grade. You're probably thinking you can
close your eyes and hold your breath till it's all over -- that's not an
option ... Okay so you're not global thinkers yet, but why not?" more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by Steve Rhodes |
In Mimi Leder's PAY IT FORWARD, seventh grade social studies teacher
Eugene Simonet throws out his standard challenge to his new students
("Think of an idea to change our world -- and put it into action.").
Eugene, a severe-burn victim, is played in...more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by Christopher Null |
PAY IT FORWARD
A film review by Christopher Null
Copyright 2000 filmcritic.com
filmcritic.com more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by Edward Johnson-Ott |
Pay It Forward (2000)
Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment, Jay Mohr, James Caviezel,
Jon Bon Jovi, Angie Dickinson, David Ramsey, Gary Werntz. Music by
Thomas Newman. Screenplay by Leslie Dixon, based on the novel by
Catherine Ryan Hyde. Directed...more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by David N. Butterworth |
There's a telling scene in "Pay it Forward" in which Eugene Simonet
(Kevin Spacey) explains to Arlene McKinney (Helen Hunt) how he received the
disfiguring burns which cover his entire body. By the time he's halfway
through his description of the...more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by John Sylva |
Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, and Haley Joel Osment are out to make the world a
better place-and no, this isn't the sequel to X-Men. (Of course it
isn't-Hollywood wouldn't be stupid enough to let Mimi Leder helm a comic book
flick, only films that would...more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by Harvey S. Karten |
Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Warner Bros./Bel-Air Entertainment
Director: Mimi Leder
Writer: Leslie Dixon, novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Joel Haley Osment, Helen Hunt, Jay
Mohr, James Caviezel, John Bon Jovi, Angie Dickinson more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by John Popick |
What do an alcoholic titty-bar waitress, an obsessive-compulsive 7th
grade teacher and a kid with beady little eyes and giant teeth have to
do with each other? You can find out in Pay it Forward, a
button-pushing film with terrific acting, an...more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by Berge Garabedian |
What would you expect if you put together a cast featuring an Oscar-winning
actor in Kevin Spacey, an Oscar-winning actress in Helen Hunt, an
Oscar-nominated actor in little Haley Joel Osment and an Oscar-nominated
Musical Score guy in Thomas Newman...more |
Pay It Forward Review |
by Robin Clifford |
"Think of an idea to change our world - and put it into action" - that is the
first assignment posed by Eugene Simonet (Kevin Spacey) to his new seventh grade
social studies class. One young boy, Trevor McKinney (Haley Joel Osment), takes
the assignment...more |