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 Barnes & Noble Chalk up another virtuoso performance for Sean Penn, whose remarkable portrayal of a developmentally challenged father waging a custody fight makes this potentially mawkish drama a must-see movie. His Sam Dawson is a good-natured, Beatles-obsessed Starbucks clerk with the mental capacity of a seven-year-old. When it becomes apparent that his young daughter, Lucy (played by adorable newcomer Dakota Fanning), is deliberately stunting her intellectual development so he can keep up with her, social workers take the girl away from him. Michelle Pfeiffer, whose own first-rate performance is regrettably overshadowed by Penn’s, plays a hard-charging lawyer shamed into representing Sam on a pro bono basis when he elects to challenge the system. Director Jessie Nelson (Corrina, Corrina), who also coauthored the screenplay, labors mightily to keep the Establishment types from seeming like black-hearted villains, and he allots ample footage to Pfeiffer’s character, who has an epiphany while defending the loving father and realizes that, for all his shortcomings, he possesses qualities she lacks as a parent. Nelson also keeps Sam’s numerous misadventures from becoming buffoonish or diminishing the severity of his dilemma. Penn plays this role with all the intensity and commitment his fans have come to expect, and thanks largely to him, I Am Sam is a touching, unforgettable film. Nelson supplies a feature-length commentary for the DVD, which also includes an original documentary, Becoming Sam, deleted scenes, alternate takes, and a theatrical trailer. Ed Hulse Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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