I am Sam (New Line Platinum Series)
starring: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Loretta Devine
directed by: Jessie Nelson
directed by: Jessie Nelson
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A HUMOROUS AND HEART-WARMING FILM ABOUT A MENTALLY-CHALLENGED FATHER WHO ENLISTS THE AID OF A HIGH-POWER ATTORNEY TO HELP HIM REGAIN CUSTODY OF HIS DAUGHTER.
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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
A HUMOROUS AND HEART-WARMING FILM ABOUT A MENTALLY-CHALLENGED FATHER WHO ENLISTS THE AID OF A HIGH-POWER ATTORNEY TO HELP HIM REGAIN CUSTODY OF HIS DAUGHTER.
Amazon.com:
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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- Green Eggs and Sam
Perhaps, it was Dr. Seuss or The Beatles.In any event, I really liked this overly sappy, yet endearing film from little known director Jessie Nelson.Nelson paired up with many people on this film, including Edward Zwick, who played the part of producer.Zwick, has directed many successful films including Glory and Blood Diamond.Anyway, the research that Jessie Nelson, Sean Penn, and many others did while spending time at LA Goal in southern California, a center for the mentally challenged, ... Read More
Rating: - TOUCHING STORY
STORY HOW A DISABLED MAN FIGHTS TO RETAIN CUSTODY OF HIS DAUGHTER.TEAR JERKER
Rating: - cinematic excellence
This film is excellent in many ways, including casting, interactive
dialogue, cinematography, emotional presence, and plot. Kudos to the
entire staff of movie-makers who turned this one out.[...]
Rating: - I Am Sam
An outstanding movie that focused on the power of love.Sean Penn gave a superb 'heart and soul' performance!
Rating: - ***6 STARS IF IT WERE AN OPTION!******
This movie was incredible, and never gets old.Its interesting how Sean Penn had a more quality relationship with his daughter, despite the handicap.He spent lots of time with her, and did his best to attend to her needs.Michelle Pfeiffer, very educated, intelligent and very hardworking; yet not able to spend quality time with her son.Should Child Protective Services remove her son away from the home, for "daily child abandoment?".You be the judge.I think the movie teaches us that no one ... Read More
- Green Eggs and SamPerhaps, it was Dr. Seuss or The Beatles.In any event, I really liked this overly sappy, yet endearing film from little known director Jessie Nelson.Nelson paired up with many people on this film, including Edward Zwick, who played the part of producer.Zwick, has directed many successful films including Glory and Blood Diamond.Anyway, the research that Jessie Nelson, Sean Penn, and many others did while spending time at LA Goal in southern California, a center for the mentally challenged, ... Read More
- TOUCHING STORYSTORY HOW A DISABLED MAN FIGHTS TO RETAIN CUSTODY OF HIS DAUGHTER.TEAR JERKER
- cinematic excellenceThis film is excellent in many ways, including casting, interactive
dialogue, cinematography, emotional presence, and plot. Kudos to the
entire staff of movie-makers who turned this one out.[...]
- I Am SamAn outstanding movie that focused on the power of love.Sean Penn gave a superb 'heart and soul' performance!
- ***6 STARS IF IT WERE AN OPTION!******This movie was incredible, and never gets old.Its interesting how Sean Penn had a more quality relationship with his daughter, despite the handicap.He spent lots of time with her, and did his best to attend to her needs.Michelle Pfeiffer, very educated, intelligent and very hardworking; yet not able to spend quality time with her son.Should Child Protective Services remove her son away from the home, for "daily child abandoment?".You be the judge.I think the movie teaches us that no one ... Read More
