I Am Sam (2001)

Nuuuuuuuuuh, Duuuuuuh, Fuuuuuuuck - i am a dummy who sit's on a swing with my 7 year old daughter with a look on my face that infers sexual arousal (blatantly on purpose - so him & his fellow paedophile kind throughout the world can laugh at this shite in truly horrible insect fashion). The entire movie is made just so sean penn can be mr popular (a trick he repeated with 'milk') amongst his cruel bastard kind in arseholeville California. An obvious farce of a film, blatantly making fun of the handicapped - making a fool of anyone who believes that this despicable schitt is sincere & generally insulting to the intelligence of an normal human (Not Sean Penn & Co) being!But again, i'm probably just stating the Mcgoo obvious!!!

Fantastic movie. The acting, plot and soundtrack are all wonderful. I'm not sure why some people were confused by the ending. I thought it was pretty clear where Lucy ended up. This movie is at once hilarious, sweet, gut-wrenching, realistic and maddening, and not necessarily for the faint of heart. I love Sam's love for his daughter; it made me wish I had a father like Sam! Love really is what's most important. I believe that was the main point of this movie, and I totally agree. Sam's friends are hilarious, and Lucy is such an intriguing, precocious character. Some really good life lessons in this film. Very touching. I will definitely be watching again and recommending to my friends. (=

After waiting several years to see this film--all the while hoping for a thoughtful handling of its tough subject-- I was left wondering what went wrong. I have great empathy for films about challenged people coming to terms with their situations but, when a writer and director play fully on the viewers emotionalism it reduces the work to mere manipulation. If you want to see what it looks like when done better try finding "Charly" '68 ~ where Cliff Robertson deservedly won the academy award for his fine interpretation - along with a script offering more depth. While Sean Penn can be OK, he can often be painful - here, he is OK but the material is simply unbelievable.It's also hard to believe that Cinematographer Elliot Davis allowed his name to be left on the credits. There are sections where the sloppy, single hand held camera shots rival some of the worst to be seen in a 'mainstream' movie - the jerky movements and annoyingly bad use of the zoom lens made me feel so nauseous that watching to the end became a complete struggle. Judging from the blatant product placement throughout - it looks like the producers may have ended up with a comparatively small financial outlay. What could and should have been a warm, intelligent character study has been given a somewhat sentimentalized, if not patronizing, how-not-to- do-it Hollywood treatment - while also perhaps lacking a degree of genuine integrity. The end result looks like a let's try playing it to the hilt and see if any awards might just get handed out. And predictably some were - but not quite what was hoped for.Michelle Pfeiffer at times looks a little embarrassed with her lines as well as certain situations in her role as a successful high priced lawyer and, can we truly believe this woman doesn't have anyone knocking on her door? - perhaps this situation might have played more convincingly if the always reliable Laura Dern role was reversed. While young Dakota Fanning is marvelous her lines are far too mature for her cute six year old. Considering what it might have been with better handling this generally comes over as a bit of a contrivance. Those looking for a feel good show who don't necessarily want to think too much about their movies will enjoy it - others could possibly be more than a little disappointed. We've sure seen worse but this should have been better. Please don't play it again Sam...

There are some flaws in the movie, in editing and some part but the movie is too good. I'm moved by the movie. Sam's role is crucial and Sean Penn delivers it. The little girl Lucy was so cute and it was great acting. The best part i liked in the movie was, when Lucy starts seeing her father in night and Sam bring here back. The scenes made me cry for almost half of the movie.The movie has been remake'd in Tamil and actor was Vikram . Tamil version is also equally good.Just watch the movie and you'll know. Watch is high definition if you can since the movie has life its good to watch in high quality.