Ironically though this same weight of events also works against the film because it does make it a consistently hard watch. It also helps that the sheer weight of soul-destroying challenges that he works through makes it almost impossible for all but the hardest hearted viewer not to feel happy for Chris when he finally makes it (as we know he ultimately will, or else his story would not be a film!) even if "making it" is "making money", which some viewers may find to be not totally worthy in itself. OK so he is not diving into burning buildings to save babies but it is still an engaging and inspiring story because of the sheer endless scale of the challenge and disappointment. Certainly the story it is telling is uplifting and very much testimony to the determination and courage of one man to make it despite tremendous odds. This is an unusual film that, were it totally successful, could be called a victim of that success. He has the determination to make it but with no salary and almost no income from his sales efforts, Chris finds himself homeless and increasingly desperate as he tries to keep up with his peers by day and survive the rest of the time. Using his charm as much as his academic record, Chris wins his way onto an internship programme of twenty, with only one job at the end. Chris Gardner is a struggling salesman who finds himself having to look after his son when his wife gives up and leaves him.
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