Review: Pay It Forward
Pay It Forward couldn't have more obvious aspirations if the filmmakers announced them. Featuring a top-notch cast; an adept script that meshes ...
Reelviews - James Berardinelli
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Review: Pay It Forward
Someone does you a good turn. You pass it on to three other people. They pass it on. And what a wonderful world this will be. ...
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert - 10/20/00
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What Goes Around Comes Around? Doing Good Deeds in a Bad World
The NY Times review of Pay It Forward, a Mimi Leder film starring Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt. Pay It Forward movie trailer, showtimes, ...
The New York Times - A. O. Scott - 10/20/00
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'Pay It Forward' gets passing grade
Sometimes I wish I could once again see the world through the eyes of a child. To be in that state where everything is new and wondrous. ...
Canoe.ca - JOHN POWELL - 10/20/00
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'Pay It Forward' missing something
It would take a hard heart not to feel moved by the weepy ending of "Pay It Forward." And it would take a hard head not to leave the film thinking ...
Canoe.ca - DAVID GERMAIN - 10/20/00
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Forward goes nowhere
Even though Pay It Forward is a sappy story based on a sappy novel and even though the film is directed by Mimi Leder, whose crimes against ...
Canoe.ca - LIZ BRAUN - 10/20/00
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Review: Pay It Forward
Pay It Forward Random acts of kindness -- both Gore and Dubya can get behind an idea like that. And they can both get behind this generically ...
Rolling Stone - Editorial Review
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Review: PAY IT FORWARD
There's no faulting this movie's Capra-esque concept, equal parts optimism and sad recognition of the world's intrinsic harshness, ...
TV Guide - Maitland McDonagh
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BBC - Films - review - Pay It Forward
Occasionally contrived, beautifully acted, this is an idealistic movie about decency and change filtered through the lives of a repressed teacher, ...
BBC - Michael Thomson - 01/23/01
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Review: Pay it Forward
Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment and Kevin Spacey in Pay It Forward. If you forgive the unforgivably manipulative ending and the shamelessly ...
Palo Alto Online - Jim Shelby
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Review: Pay It Forward (2000)
It is common nature to eventually repay someone who does a good deed for you. But what if, in a perfect world, that very act of kindness led you ...
TheMovieBoy.com - Dustin Putman - 10/21/00
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Review: Pay It Forward
That thumping sound you just heard was me taking off the kid gloves to throw down the gauntlet. This ain't gonna be pretty. ...
Film Threat - Ron Wells - 10/20/00
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Review: Pay it Forward
The end of "Pay it Forward" will make you cry. This is the movie's primary goal; it even leaves some things underdeveloped throughout the film in ...
EricDSnider.com - Eric D. Snider
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Review: Pay It Forward
"#1 It has to be something that really helps people. #2 Something they can't do by themselves. #3 I do it for them, they do it for three other ...
FilmBlather.com - Eugene Novikov
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Flak Magazine: Review of Pay it Forward, 10-20-00
Pay It Forward is a forward and obvious movie. The characters are clear-cut, the mysteries are easily distinguished, the story is formulaic and ...
Flak Magazine - Andy Stilp - 10/20/00
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Review: Pay It Forward
The very idea behind Pay It Forward -- that when someone does an enormous good deed for you should pay it forward to three other, ...
FilmCritic.com - Christopher Null
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PAY IT FORWARD Film Review
Intended to serve as a kind of Capraesque tonic for cynical times, "Pay It Forward" ultimately does far more harm than good to its cause, ...
Boxoffice Online - Wade Major
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JoBlo's movie review of Pay It Forward: Kevin Spacey, Haley Joel Osment, Helen Hunt
Great concept, top-notch acting and a nice try but this film ultimately fails because it tags convenient situations on to its second half and ...
JoBlo's Movie Emporium - Berge Garabedian
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Pay It Forward (2000) - Family Movie Review
The MPAA rated Pay It Forward PG-13 for mature thematic elements including substance abuse/recovery, some sexual situations, language and brief ...
Grading the Movies - Rod Gustafson
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Review: Pay it Forward (2000)
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osmet, Angie Dickinson, James Caviezel, Jay Mohr, Jon Bon Jovi, David Ramsey, Gary Werntz When ...
rec.arts.movies.reviews - Ron Small - 11/17/00
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If this is good, I'd like to have a look at evil please-Pay It Forward
Pros I couldn't guess. We are safe from a sequel I imagine. Cons Trite. Annoyingly 'afternoon special-y'. The Bottom Line It is to movies as ...
Epinions - Vormancian - 08/16/01
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Helen Hunt Tries To Be Erin Brockovich In Pay It Forward
Pros Kevin Spacey and Haley Joel Osment give wonderful performances. Cons Helen Hunt - ugh - what a mismatch in character and actor! ...
Epinions - kristinafh - 05/28/01
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Review: Pay It Forward (2000)
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 ...
rec.arts.movies.reviews - Chad Polenz - 10/23/00
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Review: Pay It Forward (2000)
"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 ...
rec.arts.movies.reviews - Robin Clifford
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Review: Pay It Forward (2000)
Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment, Jay Mohr, James Caviezel, Jon Bon Jovi, Angie Dickinson, David Ramsey, Gary Werntz. ...
rec.arts.movies.reviews - Edward Johnson-Ott - 10/20/00
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