Random acts of kindness -- both Gore and Dubya can get behind an idea like that. And they can both get behind this generically "inspirational" movie. Not since Gump has there been such a pandering, faux-virtuous package of populist pap for Hollywood to shove in the faces of electioneering politicos and say: Look, we don't just market unwholesome swill to families, we market wholesome swill, too.

Man, oh, man, is this a lousy movie. And it comes from smart people who should know…

I'm going to pay it forward. I'm going to write a very nice review about this movie (it actually does deserve it). It's going to be a big good deed for me because there are some big problems with this film. And in passing this review on to you, the reader, I'm paying it forward.

Story

Based on a novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde, "Pay It Forward" is about a boy named Trevor McKinney (Haley Joel Osment) who is inspired by his social studies teacher Mr. Simonet (Kevin Spacey) and comes up with a school…