I Am Sam (2001)

Excellent but underrated film

Best movie ever!

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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!!!

I watched this movie as a child and already at 8 years old, I fell in love with it. Rewatching it at 18 impacted me even more. The acting is amazing. The story line is amazing. The way Sam makes changes everyone throughout the movie by simply being their friend is amazing. This film continues to warm my heart and make me cry. This is one I will show my kids.

It's my first review on IMDb,I hope it will be the first of the many to follow. I obviously loved this movie as I watched it again yesterday.I think i've watched it 4-5 times in bits and pieces,however I watched it all yesterday. It is a beautiful movie,very sentimental,makes one come in touch with his/her feelings and question the stupidity and the morale of both the 'common'people and the system. As for its flaws,yes there are some but that is beautiful,the movie is 15 years old and some of the...questions raised by the users' are irrelevant.Realism is not such an X factor here,personally I didn't care whether Sam was autistic or mentally handicapped.What I cared for was his unconditional love for everyone,his passion and his drive for life.What a fine example for everyone,great life lessons from a beautiful movie.Just watch it with open hearts and souls.

I Am Sam is a very inspiring tale and an emotional movie that can be hard to watch at times due to the subject matter. Along with such films like What's Eating Gilbert Grape, this film tackles a very tough subject in mental illness and it creates a theme about how anyone can love, even if the person has a mental capacity of a seven-year-old. Sean Penn is at his best here as he delivers another fine performance, even if his performance is questionably full-fledged. This film is about a man named Sam who has the mental capacity of a seven-ear-old, works at Starbucks, and is obsessed with the Beatles. One day, a homeless woman gives birth to a girl with Sam as the father. The state fears that he is incompetent as a father and take his daughter away from him. Now Sam enlists the help of a hotshot lawyer named Rita to help him win the case. As said before, Sean Penn delivers a magnificent performance. People have questioned his performance, but the purpose of acting is to become a different character and that is exactly what Sean Penn did. Michelle Pfieffer delivers a strong performance as the lawyer, Rita who learns the lessons of love along the way. Dakota Fanning musters a strong, natural performance as Sam's daughter. Finally, Laura Dern does a good job as the foster mother. Overall, I Am Sam is the kind of film that teaches people to love all over again. If you have any children, remember to say how much you love them. This is a drama that could take place in reality, thus giving the movie even more of an emotional bite. A very good, powerful movie thanks to Sean Penn's effective performance. My Grade: A