I Am Sam



This is one huge weeper. I swear, ten minutes into the movie and the guy sitting behind me in the theatre started sniffing with the force of a vaccum cleaner... I could hear every nose block and wet choke. Ugh. Oh well, at least he's a snag, but it looked like he was trying to tell the whole cinema that! =P Ok, ok, I admit, I blubbered during the flick too, alright? Sheesh. Great performances by the 3 main cast members Sean Penn(Sam), Michelle Pheiffer(Attorney, Rita) and especially Dakota Fanning who plays Lucy, Sam's clever and empathic 7 year old daughter. You can see the hurt, the angst, the intelligence and the love for Sam in her huge, expressive eyes. And she says her lines with so much conviction, you'd be tempted to believe that she's saying them from the top of her head rather than from a script. The film has its flaws but its heart more than makes up for those. Overall, it's a very good movie. For the family, for those who dare to love a child even if sometimes you don't have the wits to do so and for those who love "powerful speeches" (looks pointedly at Elf. Heh.) albeit not done in the very best of diction. But it's the heart in it that matters right?
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By the way, Elf put up a passionate review of We Were Soldiers at his blog, be sure to check it out. Includes quotes and all! I tell ya...the guy's obssessed!!! =)