I think Will Smith overacted his character. I didn’t find him believable.
He appeared too wimpy. His facial expressions and walk were ackward and stiff, like he was trying to hard to capture the character. l just couldn’t see him as Richard.
I loved his relationship with his daughter and story line. His wife was excellent and believable. The girls were believable.
I think he will get an Oscar for his performance, because he is way overdue from other movies.
It is like Whoopi not getting a Oscar for Color Purple, but years later getting one for Ghost, because she was way overdue.