I Am Sam

Pros: Good acting, good Beatles covers
Cons: Not living in the real world

Sometimes, a civil servant has a thankless job. Not only do the actors who play civil servants in “I Am Sam” have thankless jobs, but so do the other fine actors in this ensemble cast. Sean Penn stars as Sam Dawson, a Starbucks employee with a mental...

Pros: Penn & Pfeiffer's performances. The cute little girl. Emotionally evocative.
Cons: That's for you to decide.

I never knew that much about Sean Penn. Just that he might have had a fling with Madonna and that he was put in jail for hitting some girl. But even when memory serves you right, you only know as much as the media tells you. Kind of why I was ...

Pros: Penn, Fanning, Sam's friends, sweet, moving
Cons: Predictable, unrealistic, manipulative, Michelle Pfeiffer

During I am Sam, I forgot that I was watching Sean Penn portraying a mentally handicapped man. Forgive me for stating the obvious, but that’s the mark of great acting. Like Charlize Theron in Monster, Penn completely transforms himself ...

Pros: Sean Penn does a good job.
Cons: Simple answers to complex problems.

Would you hire a 7-year-old to baby-sit for you kid? NO! I didn’t think so. My boys are 9 and 12, and I still only do about an hour away to the grocery with neighbors watching, my parents at home a mile away, and a cell phone on my side. That’s no...

Pros: A subject we "normal" people tend to ignore. The performances of Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer.
Cons: Some evidently necessary but regrettable product placements, and some manipulation.

"You can always have a happy ending," Orson Welles used to say. "It just depends on where you stop the movie." That sober observation is the problem mentally challenged Sam Dawson (Sean Penn) faces in his struggle to retain custody of his daughter,...

Pros: Sean Penn's excellent portrayal of a handicapped man fighting to retain custody of his daughter
Cons: One or two slow moving parts but not enough to ruin the picture

It’s hard to describe a movie that leaves you feeling sad and happy at the same time. “I AM SAM” did just that to me.

SEAN PENN, plays Sam Dawson, a developementally disabled person. (Referred to in the movie as retarded). Sam lives alone...

Pros: it reminds you that there are people that are different from you
Cons: none

I AM SAM is a movie that made me laugh and cry. I was crying in the middle of the movie. Most people were crying at the end.

Sean Penn is Sam Dawson, a retarded man. He has an IQ of a 7 year old. But, he has a job at Starbucks, an...

Pros: few
Cons: many

The mentally handicapped are people too.

I want to go ahead and make sure we’re all on the same page with this right off the bat. I don’t want to mislead anyone here. Because, apparently New Line Cinema feels that an enormous amount of...

Pros: Great soundtrack, fantastic acting, meaningful and emotional story
Cons: Absolutely nothing, except the amount of tissues I had to use

All right, to be honest, I didn't plan on watching this movie... I didn't know what it was about. I actually bought the soundtrack because I am a huge Beatles fan, and though I don't usually like covers, the artists "covering" looked good (I find ...

Pros: Sean Penn is outstanding - a very touching portrayal.
Cons: Film is a bit long. Occasional sappy moments.

I received tickets to a sneak preview of the New Line Cinemas movie “I Am Sam”, and was very excited about seeing Sean Penn in a new film. I asked one of my friends to go and she said “No way! – I can’t cry that much in a theater. I just can’t.” I...

Pros: Acting was phenomenal. Great movie.
Cons: Maybe too long. Laura Dern wasn't great.

I think it’s one of the best movies of the year. But, to be quite honest with you, I never intended on seeing it. My flaw of being too sensitive fueled this lack of motivation to see I Am Sam. I am a grown man, and I still get way too sentimental....

Pros: Well written, well acted, well made film. Thought-provoking ambiguity.
Cons: Perhaps less meaningful if you're not a parent.

This is a challenging film. You cannot watch it without reassessing your concept of parenthood--especially if you are a parent. It also challenges the film industry. There are no good guys, no bad guys. There's slightly daring direction and...

Pros: Moving, passionate
Cons: none

“I am Sam” is the moving story of a Father and the love for his daughter, and the challenges that he has in demonstrating his ability to be a ‘proper’ father to her, despite his own limitations. Sam, played by Sean Penn, is a mentally retarded father ...

Pros: A very funny yet moving story in the spirit of "Rainman" and "Forest Gump."
Cons: Slightly weak ending, but not enough so to deter from the movie overall.

I AM SAM sent chills down my spine, not because it was a thriller, but because it was a very realistically acted and thus emotionally provocative movie; it had me laughing and crying at the same time.

The makers of I AM SAM must have been...

Pros: A strong story that tugs on your heart strings, a wonderful little girl
Cons: I had some problems with the portrayal of the mentally challenged characters

I went into this movie knowing that I would not like it. I won tickets to a pre-screening from one of my favorite radio stations – Mix 96.1 here in San Antonio. The funny thing is that I won these tickets without knowing what movie they were for. I...