Synopsis
Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.
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Cast
- Kevin SpaceyEugene Simonet
- Helen HuntArlene McKinney
- Angie DickinsonGrace
- Haley Joel OsmentTrevor McKinney
- Jay MohrChris Chandler
- Jim CaviezelJerry
- Jon Bon JoviRicky McKinney
- David RamseySidney Parker
- Gary WerntzMr. Thorsen
- Colleen FlynnWoman on Bridge
Recommendations
- 75
Boston Globe
The kind of film you've got to admire simply for the way it squares its shoulders and plunges into a message of unfashionable idealism. - 70
Dallas Observer
Heavy-handed, saccharine message somehow goes down good. - 63
Philadelphia Inquirer
It's a pretty nice movie until, like a Ponzi plan, it collapses. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
With a cleaner story line, the basic idea could have been free to deliver. As it is, we get a better movie than we might have, because the performances are so good. - 50
Washington Post
It's too bad about the ending because, until then, Pay It Forward... is Hollywood feel-goodism at its best. - 50
Chicago Tribune
Too high-minded to stoop as low as it does, particularly in its unforgivably manipulative ending. - 50
San Francisco Examiner
There's the world-alteringly scary possibility that (Leder) might be trying to kill us with a star-studded "After School Special." - 30
Austin Chronicle
At its core, a very manipulative piece of work.
