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In I am Sam, Penn is Sam Dawson, a man with the mind of an
eight-year-old who is trying to keep custody of his daughter
Lucy (Dakota Fanning) against the might of a horde of do-gooders
and lawyers who are trying to put her into foster care.
All Sam can offer his smarter daughter is stability and love
- I warn you if you like sitting in front of movies and bawling
your eyes out then is a beauty! - but the powers that be move
against them.
Step in high-flying attorney Rita Harrison (Pfeiffer) who
takes up the case and doesn't realise what she has got herself
into.
The storyline to I am Sam is convincing and so are the characters.
Penn is simply outstanding as the title character, Pfeiffer
delivers one of her best performances as the lawyer who discovers
she had gained more from Sam than vice-versa and Dakota Fanning
is an absolute find as Lucy.
If ever there was a clever, sensitive, but not wussy kid
around to adopt, she'd be the one you'd pick. Mind you, that
may spark a lawsuit from her parents.
I am Sam avoids needless emotional silliness - the story
itself is tissue-box emptying - and it will give people an
insight into how we as a society look upon those who are less
fortunate than ourselves.
A guy who can't even make coffees may be an annoyance in
a café, but to his daughter he's a loving, hardworking
soul who wants to let her achieve all she can. The video transfer
is fine and the sound is fantastic.
This is two hours very, very well spent!
Conclusion: Movie 90% Extras: 75%
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