Video Throwback: Weepy Willy

Never was there a voiceover more extraneous to a movie's emotional infrastructure than the one I was subjected to in The Pursuit of Happyness. Will Smith can act, Thandie Newton can act, and the movie would have remained articulate enough with some editing and without the superfluous commentary track ['This part of my life is called "Running"/"Happiness"/"Being Stupid"']. It's annoying to see a reasonably good movie undone by overkill [Cast Away, anybody?]. That said, there's a star on the rise in Jaden Christopher Syre Smith. And though long is the pursuit, the payoff made it worth the while. Recommended.