Pay It Forward [DVD] [2000]

This really is EPIC: It beats nearly all the very good stuff out there by a mile. Laugh, cry, cheer, wow! The book was good but the film is much better crafted. It keeps you better engaged by dropping a lot of the books narrative tricks keeping only the best of the narrative chopping forward in time. An all star cast really at the top of their game too and top rate production values all round.A keeper for my collection; candidate for top 10 stories of all time, great family film and lovely presentSTRONGLY RECOMMENDED

Maybe a little cheesy, but a great movie with a great cast, it definitely kept me glued to the screen to the end and what an ending! I am not usually a film crier, but this really got me. I really loved the idea of small act of kindness and especially the idea that they come from unexpected places (the child, the homeless drug addict, the alcoholic...) It is not as deep as I would have expected, but one that I would enjoy watching again.

When will Jesus and his followers, ie Christians, be treated with the same level of respect as all others and not have to listen to blasphemy in what seems to be the majority of 21st Century films? Jesus came to redeem us from our sons not to be used as a swear word. Yet another otherwise good film whose makers forgot that.

This is honestly one of my favourite movies of all time, and I feel it is greatly underrated. I gave this movie a 10/10 on IMDB as the plot and the fantastic quality of acting from start to finish by the whole cast is absolutely top notch. This movie will make you happy, angry and sad along the way and I thoroughly recommend it. Spacey was fantastic.

I listened to a speech on 'Pay it forward' and after searching more about the concept, I found this on the internet. I had to watch it and was really glad I did. The ending had me in tears as it was genuinely moving and reminds us how ideas and action can change the world. A must watch for anyone looking for inspiration on how to do some good in the world.

Some brilliant acting, great storyline. If everybody watched this film it would make people think about their everyday actions & hopefully become more charitable. I have had it done to me & I have indeed Paid it forward.

Bought it because I heard someone use it in a talk as an illustration. It uses an interesting concept which we could all embrace to our good - to the world's good. Yes it is a bit smaltzy at the end but it is a good family feel good film with a good message - what is not to like about that. Especially good for children as the young boy is the driving force of the film facing a lot of situations common to many.

The film itself is okay, although emotional feel-good flicks with terrible endings are not usually my cup of tea. Three stars. Great performance from Kevin Spacey. Four stars. Wonderful song on the soundtrack, Calling All Angels. Five stars.