Don't think anyone really gives him massive praise for that role. It was a decent hit at the time, but nobody is like, "BUT WHAT ABOUT WILL IN PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS"
Why does Will Smith get so much props for Pursuit of Happiness?
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Bryan Danielson
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You did not just demean the talents of Denzel Washington to big up Will Smith.
And I have never found the guy to submerge himself in a role...when he does try to stretch it just becomes Will Smith talking different (After Earth) or Will Smith doing an impersonation (Ali).
No, don't get it twisted...... No one is saying Denzel "can't" act.
But let's not act like he looses himself in a lot of his roles.
His swag and personality ultimately overshadows a lot of his roles, and that's necessarily a bad thing cuz maybe I'm watching the movie to see Denzel and not John Creasy..... Who knows.
But the way some of y'all shyt on Will, y'all act as if some one like Keenan Ivory Wayans or Boris Kudjoe or Arsenio Hall or Mike Epps could've came in took the same roles Will did and not only do the same but do better.
Will is most definitely an above average actor and he's smart enough to take some really good roles and projects over the years.
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Will smith is a dope actor. The average man had to feel something from Pursuit of Happiness. He does what he does. Denzel is a massive talent, but he has too many horrible films. He top 3 ever though.
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Can't argue with Tom Cruises filmography though. That niccas catalogue is
The Devil's Advocate
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Not 300 lol. But he definitely said 100. It was in an interview before it all started. Jaden auditioned last and according to producer, it was night and day with willwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaait this happened?
Ive recently come to ascertain that Will is overrated in many aspects too....
So suddenly you push for your kid. And save him for last. And suddenly the acting goes up 100000 during his audition
Another reason why people blow this movie up for will. In his own words:
He and Michael Mann are the two directors that I’ve worked with that know all my tricks. They can see right through me and all of the Will-isms and the things that I know how to do to make the audience laugh or smile or cry. I know all of those things and they beat those things out of me.
Basically he got his go to will smith shyt for every movie and the director wasn't having that shyt. So you get a real acting job. With his son for some real feelings he didn't have to act out
Still a good movie tho!! Will best ACTING job. That's why it's "overrated"
They should've used a real struggling black man to get a more realistic film
I still think his best performance was Enemy of the State. It wasn't his typical role. It had it's typical Will Smith moments, but overall I think it was a change of pace for him at the time and he pulled it off.
Bryan Danielson
Jmare007 x Bryan Danielson x JLova = King Ghidorah
A quote with no credible link? How do we know you ain't write that breh?
Again..... One thing about Hollywood is they no how to correct a problem and if you are good they will back you but if you are overrated you will soon be exposed and it's over. Just fall back to supporting cast and in some cases straight to DVD flicks ala a Cuba Gooding Jr.
Also him being black as a knock on him, come on, if dude really wasn't that talented or just an average actors he would prolly still be on network tv playing a side character on some Fox or CW show.
TheGodling
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lol @ anyone buying that bullshyt about them auditioning hundreds of kids before Jaden. The way Will has been trying to put both Jaden and Willow on should tell you that story was some bullshyt because Will didn't want to flat out admit: "Yeah, I'm trying to put my son on".
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This, dont know if its his celebrity or the fact that you can visually tell hes trying really hard to "act" but he is not the dramatic actor he thinks he is.Pursuit worked in spite of him because that story hit home he just had to play game manager.7 pounds he was thrown in the deep end and while he tried I dont rate his performance at all..The movie itself was a great story, touching really. His performance in the movie was "eh" but good enough to not take away from the it. Seven pounds, while also being a good movie, was too difficult a role for him to pull off and the film suffered because of it. He's an ok actor but best when he doesn't have to actually "act" (ID4, iRobot, MIB etc) and the worst when he tries to carry the film with acting (Pursuit of Happiness, I Am Legend, Seven Pounds and After Earth). Honestly, his best performance to date is Hancock if you really watch the film for the acting. He still my nikka though.
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Never seen the movie tho 