I Am Sam

Pros: Award winning performance by Sean Penn, Michelle Pfifer, touching, heartwarming
Cons: nothing

Who knew that Sean Penn had it in him? I have to say that the most enthralling part of this movie was his performance. Within minutes I found myself thinking that he was, in fact, Sam Dawson. A performance that strongly rivals Tom Hank in Forrest Gump....

Pros: Sean Penn's performance was phenomenal! Since I have a mentally challenged brother very honest portrayal.
Cons: I wonder how much Starbuck's paid for the advertisement?

I think that it is important in todays environment to let everyone know there are lots of different types of people in our world. Sean Penn did a wonderful job of portraying the mentally challenged Sam. The love that was transmitted between a father...

Pros: Sean Penn is brilliant! Great soundtrack.
Cons: A little long but still worth the money

Upon initially hearing about "I Am Sam," I was really only interested in the stellar soundtrack for this film. Consisting entirely of Beatles covers by a wide array of today's rock stars, the soundtrack is fantastic. However, I decided to look into the...

Pros: The plot, the acting.
Cons: Nothing

I was a bit skeptical about this one 'cause I am not really a Sean Penn fan. I think the last movie I saw that had him in it was The Game. But in fact Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer did an excellent job in this one. For him to play the part of a grown...

Pros: Worst movie I've ever seen (at least I know which one it is now).
Cons: Worst movie I've ever seen.

If I wanted to see a Starbucks commercial, I would have watched MTV. If I wanted to watch a THREE HOUR Starbucks commercial, I would pick this movie. Almost every scene is opened with an establishing shot of a Starbucks (the main character Sam works...