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Pay It Forward [DVD] [2001]

DVD ~ Kevin Spacey
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Kevin Spacey, Haley Joel Osment, Helen Hunt, Jay Mohr, James Caviezel
  • Directors: Mimi Leder
  • Writers: Catherine Ryan Hyde, Leslie Dixon
  • Producers: Jonathan Treisman, Mary McLaglen, Paddy Carson, Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English, Arabic, Romanian, Bulgarian
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 30 Jul 2001
  • Run Time: 119 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005LDEM
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,404 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Director Mimi Leder's third movie, Pay it Forward, finds her moving into softer, more intimate territory after making her name with a pair of high-budget action spectaculars, The Peacemaker and Deep Impact. This is a would-be heart-warming fable about the power of human kindness, but it's handled with such heavy sententiousness as to suggest that she might do better sticking to the big-bang stuff. Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense, A.I.), son of a struggling lone parent (Helen Hunt) in Las Vegas, is influenced by inspirational teacher Kevin Spacey to come up with a scheme for social betterment: do acts of benevolence to three people, each of whom then does something good for three more, and so on. Inevitably, the lad's first ventures come to grief, but then the idea starts catching on and spreading, and a reporter in Los Angeles gets wind of it. This Readers Digest-ish scenario, treated with great solemnity by Leder and screenwriter Leslie Dixon, leaves the cast struggling to make something individual out of their pre-cooked roles. As you'd expect given such a line-up of acting talent, several scenes come off better than they deserve, and Spacey in particular does wonders with what is, in effect, two Hollywood clichés rolled into one: not just "offbeat inspirational teacher" but "shy, reclusive burns victim" as well. Interesting, too, to see a Vegas-set movie that shows a low-rent side of the city well away from the glitz and glamour of the Strip. But in the end, all else is drowned out by the clatter of predetermined plot-points being hammered home.

On the DVD: Extras include a commentary from Leder, and a 13-minute "making-of" documentary that includes cast and director interviews. None of it, though, tells us much we couldn't have gathered from the movie. The clean widescreen (1.85:1) print and the Dolby 5.1 sound deliver on quality, and come fully into their own in the all-out bravura finale--shameless tear-jerking on a grand scale. --Philip Kemp

Special Features
16:9 Wide Screen
DVD 9
Italian
English
Region 2
Dolby Surround English
Dolby Surround 5.1
Audio Commentary
The Making Of


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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It's pay forward time!, 29 Feb 2004
By C. R. Williams "rockinhepcat" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This movie expresses how one soul can touch the masses.

This concept is inspirational! It defines belief, faith and the true spirit of human nature.

Watch it and weep!

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars See it - it's better than you might be led to believe!, 9 Feb 2002
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Many reviews accuse this film of being emotionally manipulative. Which films aren't?.Whilst it skates very close to what might be described as sentimentality its own special qualities save it from falling into the swamp. Chief among these is the quality of the acting of the three leads.
The ending appears to cause some critics particular difficulty and I have noticed that their reaction to it is sometimes quite emotional considering their criticism of the manipulative 'sentimentality' of the film. I wonder whether this indicates a greater emotional impact than they would care to admit? Possibly a genuine grief reaction? I was certainly taken by surprise by the power of my own reaction, which I can only put down to a tremendous screen 'presence' built up throughout the movie.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Lesson for All Viewers, 23 Mar 2006
By Joan Di (United States) - See all my reviews
Pay It Forward is one of the most inspirational movies I have ever seen. The most inspiring characteristics of this movie is the actions of one child making a difference in so many lives. Everyone complains about life, but no one really does anything to change it. In "Pay It Forward" you see that one person can really make a difference, not in just one life, but many lives without ever knowing that person. Hayley Joel Osment is an extraordinary actor with such tremendous vision in his role in this movie. Kevin Spacey, gives one of the best performances of his career as the teacher trying to overcome his own insecurities. And Helen Hunt gives a compelling performance in the movie as well.

I think that classrooms around the globe should have students watch "Pay It Forward" to enlighten youngsters to truly make a difference. You never know the true genius that our own children have inside them.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pay it Forward should be see by teens of all ages.
This movie has a real message for us today. A concept invented by a challenge given out from a school teacher to his students, not expecting anything to come from it. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Cm Doubleday

5.0 out of 5 stars One Of The Best Underated Films In History!!!
This film is a modern-day classic, Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt and Haley Joel-Osment absolutely soar with their portrayals of the characters, the roles were made for them and they... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. R J C

5.0 out of 5 stars Pay it Forward DVD
A very moving and challenging DVD. I was first loaned it from my daughter, then I bought a copy myself. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Barrie Leete

5.0 out of 5 stars Hand The Tissues Over Plz
I saw this on tv and I just knew I had to buy it for my mom as a christmas gift. Never watched it, but when she did she cried. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ms. P. Short

5.0 out of 5 stars This movie is a wake-up call!
I heard about this movie on a radio programme one morning, and the host of the show mentioned to his guest that it was a real 'feel good' movie. Read more
Published 3 months ago by PACO (Flying Eagle)

5.0 out of 5 stars tissues at the ready.
Pay it Forward is a proper girls night in film, with a bottle of wine,choccies and PLENTY of tissues, as usual Hayley Joel Osment is superb.
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. K. S. Bennett

5.0 out of 5 stars meee !!
it really is a lovely film <3

i watched it at my youth group and even my friend who hates this kind of family movie stuff loved it

warning though - it... Read more
Published 5 months ago by R. Spencer-Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Own and have watched this film a few times, it always elicits the same feelings, sadness at the human condition, but ultimately a little hope. Should have had a higher profile!
Published 14 months ago by Mr. R. C. Auty

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Touching

This one really does touch your heart.
A boy who wants to do good and make things happen for three other people being helping them out. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Stephanie Random

5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Movie
This is probably one of the most inspiring movies I have ever seen. I would recommend anyone and everyone watch it. Read more
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