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I am Sam

Reviewed on 01/25/08       Plays: 2

I am Sam is the heartwarming tale of a mentally challenged father who is trying to regain custody of his daughter after her school brings into question his ability to parent the young girl.

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Hey guys This is my review for the movie I Am Sam. It's just a really touching story basically about a mentally challenged guy (played by Sean Penn). He has a daughter with a homeless woman. The woman abandons both of them and he's left to raise the girl. But he only has the mental capacity of a seven-year-old. So once she reaches age seven in school they get concerned because she doesn't want to act smarter than him. So they basically get in a big court battle and he's trying to you know gain custody of her again. He gets a high-priced lawyer to take his case pro bono and she's having a lot of trouble with her family. He basically teaches her the value of family and that all you need is love. Speaking of that phrase he loves the Beatles and the soundtrack is awesome to this movie. So you should check that one out as well. Anyway it's rated PG-13 and it's 134 minutes long. Here is a clip from the movie. So Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer give career-defining performances in this humorous and heartwarming story about a mentally challenged father who enlists the aid of a high-powered attorney to help him regain custody of his daughter. An all-star supporting cast and a spectacular soundtrack complete this unforgettable story of life love and laughter. So anyway as you can tell I really love this movie and I think you should watch it too I think you'll enjoy it as well. So thank you

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I am Sam (New Line Platinum Series)

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I Am Sam makes you laugh, cry, and recoil all at the same time. Perhaps no other film of recent memory has epitomized the shameless sentimentality of Hollywood as succinctly as director and screenwriter Jessie Nelson's story of a mentally challenged man fighting to retain custody of his...

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I Am Sam makes you laugh, cry, and recoil all at the same time. Perhaps no other film of recent memory has epitomized the shameless sentimentality of Hollywood as succinctly as director and screenwriter Jessie Nelson's story of a mentally challenged man fighting to retain custody of his 7-year-old daughter. Sam (Sean Penn), who has the mental age of 7, wipes down tables at a Los Angeles Starbucks and takes good care of his daughter Lucy, who was left with him shortly after birth by a homeless woman. Sam has gotten by just fine with a little help from his friends, including his eccentric neighbor (Diane Wiest) and a lovable group of similarly challenged friends, but a series of misunderstandings leaves Sam fighting to get Lucy back from the state. Sam's lawyer, Rita Harrison (Michelle Pfeiffer), is an overly ambitious woman whose life is soon transformed by proximity to Sam's brimming humanity. Sean Penn is, as usual, wholeheartedly committed to his role and turns in an admirable, if overtly affected performance. However, I Am Sam , with all its earnest charm, reaches an emblematic low when Sam, a character apparently devoid of any authentic sentiment, delivers a courtroom speech memorized from Kramer vs. Kramer as the film's finale. --Fionn Meade
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