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Limited Release: Dec 28, 2001; Rated: PG-13; Length: 132 Minutes; Genre: Drama; With: Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer
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By Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman is a film critic for EW

As Sam, a grown man with the mind of a 7-year-old, Sean Penn waves his arms around like flippers and speaks in the goo- goo voice of a big, effeminate baby. The film wants to be Rain Man meets Kramer vs. Kramer, with Sam fighting to retain custody of his daughter as she approaches her eighth birthday. Yet there's a howler at its core: How did he raise her up until then? I Am Sam is the dumbing down of low-IQ sentimentality.


Posted Jan 25, 2002
 

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