I Am Sam (2002)
34 %
Reviews Counted: 140 Fresh: 47 Rotten:93 Average Rating: 4.6/10
Consensus:
Not only does the manipulative I Am Sam oversimplify a complex issue, it drowns it in treacle.
Runtime: 2 hrs 14 mins
Theatrical Release: Dec 28, 2001 Limited
Box Office: $40,270,895
Synopsis: Actor Sean Penn displays another facet of his versatility as the title character of this inspirational tearjerker--a mentally handicapped father fighting for custody of his young daughter (Dakota Fanning). The child welfare board of his native Santa Monica has taken her from him, worried... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laura Dern, Loretta Devine, Doug Hutchison
Director: Jessie Nelson
Screenwriter: Kristine Johnson, Jessie Nelson
Producer: Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick, Richard Solomon
Composer: John Powell
Screenwriter: Kristine Johnson, Jessie Nelson
Producer: Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick, Richard Solomon
Composer: John Powell
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06/24/06
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02/24/04
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12/15/03
Just watching Penn and Fanning interact...is worth wading through the occasionally ankle-deep syrup.
02/08/03
This movie plays like an after-school special or a public service announcement.
01/23/03
Penn repeatedly hits the ball out of the park, but the rest of the team never gets past first base.
11/06/02
Top Critic
The script lacks focus and consistency of approach, and the whole becomes a mixture of emotional manipulation and laughable caricature.
10/21/02
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10/17/02
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09/10/02
A supremely well-acted TV movie. But, like a lot of microwaveable insta-films, it has a capacity to taste shamefully better than it looks.
08/29/02
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08/12/02
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