Pay It Forward

Such a phenomenal message. The performances were terrific. I honestly feel message was too hard to hear for the people who gave bad reviews. It's a hard thing to do, to put others first, and I can understand why people would nit pick parts of the movie to avoid having to actually open up and listen to it.

What an amazing movie. That damn ending!! Spacey Hunt and Osment give brilliant performances. Tim Treakle

I'd managed to consign this atrocity to the darkest wastelands of my mind until my life decided it may be a useful tool for teaching our child the value of being nice. It's a sickening exercise in emotional exploitation, the nausea inducing nature of which can't even be saved by some very decent actors ying their best. Utter drivel.

Kevin was wonderful in this movie. I had so much compassion for him.

Touching story, but didn't quite fell it. It was a bit simple but good.

one of the best movies ever made, the critics are wrong as usual

Totally entertaining movie! Rotten Tomatos get it wrong about the ending. The candlelight memorial at the movie's conclusion portrays the profound effect the ‘Pay It Forward' idea has had on the lives of so many.

Pay It Forward: Nice Idea – Disappointing Execution Hollywood is on display here, sadly, mostly in its shallow glory. This one starts off well but too quickly dumbs itself down with a superficial veneer of emotional manipulation. Spacey and Hunt, while convincing, seem somewhat miss cast as a school teacher and single 'recovering' alcoholic mum - with her son playing cupid in classic sitcom-style ‘seriousness'. While the movie-makers have good intentions in attempting to include some ‘worthy' causes, they sadly end up not doing full justice to any of them. In an attempt to add ‘depth' to the often labored, clichéd situations, it feels as if the producers have tacked on a tragic ending that stretches the running time and emotionalism beyond its welcome. Those looking for some sort of a message may find something pleasing or even inspiring, others may be left wading through the messy editing structure, and some heavy-handed plot devices. For a movie largely about kids, it's not a particularly good one for them to see – another good idea wasted in Hollywoodisms.

Amazing movie with a powerful message!

Boring and lame. Something your stepdad who fancies himself an expert on Mark Twain and the Titanic would think is profound.