All you need is love!
Added 10/19/2009
This is one of my favorite movies ever. If you haven't already seen it, you have to now! The acting that Sean Penn did is simply stunning. The camera work is great also. You won't be sorry that you bought it, believe me!!!!
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All We Need Is Love
Added 9/4/2009
So the movie sometimes tries hard to show us that this would be an ultimate tearjerker. The only thing is, it actually works. This film makes us care about Sam, a mentally-challenged man who takes care of his 7-year old daughter, Lucy. An abrupt separation might take place as social services try to persuade Sam that he cannot properly take care of his own daughter. That's the basic storyline. What follows are some truly believable performances from Sean Penn, Michelle Pheiffer, Dakota Fanning, and Richard Schiff. Penn seems to have the mental capacities of a 7-year old down perfectly; this has to be one of his finest performances. Pheiffer is also splendid as the lawyer who cooperates with Sam on the custody of Lucy. To tell you the truth, I didn't really mind Fanning as Lucy. She may be one of the most overrated child stars of all time, but here, she gives a wonderful performance as the young girl who never wants to hurt her dad's feelings. Schiff absolutely looks hateful in his role; you just want to punch him in the face for hours.
Again, this movie does look as if it desperately wants us to see how powerful this movie really is. But then again, it works. It's such a tender drama, that I can't help but love it.
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A MASTERPIECE !!!
Added 7/20/2009
"I AM SAM" ... Indeed! ... Sean Penn is a great actor. He definitely became SAM in this movie. It is undeniable that his performance as a loving father and single parent of a little girl who loves him with all her heart is incredibly moving. That Sam is mentally challenged is beside the point. The point being that he loves his daughter, Lucy, with all his heart as well and wants to be with her to raise her and enjoy her company, enjoying watching her grow up as all loving parents want to do with their children.
I watched this movie on DVD fives times in a row. I fell in love with it. The cast is outstanding and so believable. Sam, truly, has the best friends in the world, and his attorney, "Lovely Rita" - Michelle Pfeiffer - does an excellent job of helping Sam to keep his daughter. If you want to see a door kicked in by Michelle Pfeiffer that is as emotionally powerful as it is sexy, then watch this movie! You will never see a door kicked in so gloriously again. It's worth it just to see her doing that. True passion!
The music to this movie is Beatle-inspired. If you are a Beatles fan - like Sam and Lucy are - you will love this movie. If you are a fan of George Harrison, you will appreciate the line in the film when Rita says that he was always her favorite Beatle. If you know people who are mentally handicapped in any way, and realize what a challenge it is every day for all of them to function in this complex society, you will appreciate the sentiments of this movie. It is a wonderful expose into the world of the "special people" who share this life with us. You will come to love them for their uniqueness.
"It matters to ME!" says SAM to his attorney, while standing before the counter to buy coffee. (By the way, notice that Sam figures out the exact amount of change in his head perfectly!) This is one of the most powerful lines in the movie. It is a great turning point in the way his attorney begins to relate to him - as a human being with deep wounds and real needs, and not just as another client or pro-bono trophy case!
The only question I have is, do Sam and Rita (his attorney) get together as romantic companions at the end of the film? I wonder.
Watch this great masterpiece of a movie and find yourself laughing and crying at the same time - and enjoy the music!
... YOWZA! - George Koumantzelis / The Aeolian Kid
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Green Eggs and Sam
Added 5/27/2009
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, helped this film achieve a very authentic tone. Nelson interviewed one mentally challenged man who was raising a young daughter on his own and had learned to coordinate his daughter's feeding cycles by following a TV schedule. The choice to cast real mentally challenged actors also helped the film achieve a certain genuineness. Mentally challenged actors Joseph Rosenberg (Joe) and Brad Allen Silverman (Brad) were very real and persuasive as Sam's friends. Regarding the film's soundtrack, most of the residents at the center told Nelson and her colleagues that their favorite music was that of The Beatles. Consequently, we're left with a beautiful repertoire of Beatles covers by an impressive coterie of musicians, such as Sheryl Crow and Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. In regards to Dr. Seuss, is there a child anywhere in America who didn't grow up hearing their parents read The Cat in the Hat or Green Eggs and Ham to them? The film really works because it shows us life as Sam and Lucy saw it; fun and hopeful. Too bad most of us seem to lose that outlook as we progress in life and begin experiencing disappointments. I once heard a millionaire say, "To become rich, one must start thinking like a child again and remember the things that were dreamed about."
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TOUCHING STORY
Added 3/15/2009
STORY HOW A DISABLED MAN FIGHTS TO RETAIN CUSTODY OF HIS DAUGHTER. TEAR JERKER
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All you need is love!
Added 10/19/2009
This is one of my favorite movies ever. If you haven't already seen it, you have to now! The acting that Sean Penn did is simply stunning. The camera work is great also. You won't be sorry that you bought it, believe me!!!!
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All We Need Is Love
Added 9/4/2009
So the movie sometimes tries hard to show us that this would be an ultimate tearjerker. The only thing is, it actually works. This film makes us care about Sam, a mentally-challenged man who takes care of his 7-year old daughter, Lucy. An abrupt separation might take place as social services try to persuade Sam that he cannot properly take care of his own daughter. That's the basic storyline. What follows are some truly believable performances from Sean Penn, Michelle Pheiffer, Dakota Fanning, and Richard Schiff. Penn seems to have the mental capacities of a 7-year old down perfectly; this has to be one of his finest performances. Pheiffer is also splendid as the lawyer who cooperates with Sam on the custody of Lucy. To tell you the truth, I didn't really mind Fanning as Lucy. She may be one of the most overrated child stars of all time, but here, she gives a wonderful performance as the young girl who never wants to hurt her dad's feelings. Schiff absolutely looks hateful in his role; you just want to punch him in the face for hours.
Again, this movie does look as if it desperately wants us to see how powerful this movie really is. But then again, it works. It's such a tender drama, that I can't help but love it.
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A MASTERPIECE !!!
Added 7/20/2009
"I AM SAM" ... Indeed! ... Sean Penn is a great actor. He definitely became SAM in this movie. It is undeniable that his performance as a loving father and single parent of a little girl who loves him with all her heart is incredibly moving. That Sam is mentally challenged is beside the point. The point being that he loves his daughter, Lucy, with all his heart as well and wants to be with her to raise her and enjoy her company, enjoying watching her grow up as all loving parents want to do with their children.
I watched this movie on DVD fives times in a row. I fell in love with it. The cast is outstanding and so believable. Sam, truly, has the best friends in the world, and his attorney, "Lovely Rita" - Michelle Pfeiffer - does an excellent job of helping Sam to keep his daughter. If you want to see a door kicked in by Michelle Pfeiffer that is as emotionally powerful as it is sexy, then watch this movie! You will never see a door kicked in so gloriously again. It's worth it just to see her doing that. True passion!
The music to this movie is Beatle-inspired. If you are a Beatles fan - like Sam and Lucy are - you will love this movie. If you are a fan of George Harrison, you will appreciate the line in the film when Rita says that he was always her favorite Beatle. If you know people who are mentally handicapped in any way, and realize what a challenge it is every day for all of them to function in this complex society, you will appreciate the sentiments of this movie. It is a wonderful expose into the world of the "special people" who share this life with us. You will come to love them for their uniqueness.
"It matters to ME!" says SAM to his attorney, while standing before the counter to buy coffee. (By the way, notice that Sam figures out the exact amount of change in his head perfectly!) This is one of the most powerful lines in the movie. It is a great turning point in the way his attorney begins to relate to him - as a human being with deep wounds and real needs, and not just as another client or pro-bono trophy case!
The only question I have is, do Sam and Rita (his attorney) get together as romantic companions at the end of the film? I wonder.
Watch this great masterpiece of a movie and find yourself laughing and crying at the same time - and enjoy the music!
... YOWZA! - George Koumantzelis / The Aeolian Kid
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