Christina Reviews *Pay It Forward*

         Haley Joel Osment and Kevin Spacey star in this movie about changing the world three people at a time. 

       The concept of this movie is a good one. A young boy comes up with this theory that if one person goes out of his way to help three other people under the condition that those three people help three other people as a way to “pay it forward” as opposed to “pay it back,” then the world will be a better place.

         It’s a warm and fuzzy idea but it doesn’t translate well to the screen. The movie is melodramatic at times and outrageous at others. The opening scene where a man just gives away his expensive car to a complete stranger (even if that stranger was in need of a ride) is completely unbelievable.  And a bit excessive, if you ask me.  And the ending was manipulative in its cunning attempt to make me cry. FYI, it didn’t work.

       But it’s a good film to watch if you’re in the mood for touchy feely and don’t much care about feely smarty.