I Am Sam......
OHmigod!! this movie is a must watch. It made me cry buckets and I felt that Sean Penn did a marvellous job as a mentally retarded guy. He was totally believable. And according to http://www.imdb.com , he went to a mental institution to prepare for his role!
Even Michelle Pfeiffer did a great job. The rest of the cast also performed well including little Dakota Fanning. Although I haven't watched Wars of the Worlds, I think I can safely say that the father-daughter relationship shown in this movie is probably better by far.
and as with all good movies, there are memorable quotes. My favourites are....
"All you need is love" ( Lucy says this during the courtroom trial .)
Lucy:[being observed] I want no other daddy but you.
[turns to the glass]
Lucy:: [shouts] Did you hear that? I said I didn't want any other daddy but him. Why don't you write that down?
Annie(Lucy's godmum and Sam's witness): I worry all the time. I worry if they take Lucy away from her father they will take away an enormous piece of her, and I worry that she will spend the rest of her life trying to fill that hole.
However the sad thing is that, TV3 cut a lot of scenes just to fit it into 2 hours. *sigh*
hopefully , I'll get to see the whole movie later.
By the way, this movie reminded me of other equally good movies like Kramer vs Kramer (also about child custody) , Forever and Ever ( a mother's love for her son who suffers from hemophilia) and Heart of a Child (about a couple who decided to save another's baby's life by donating their baby's heart). These movies made me cry too.... T_T
anyway, looking forward to a funny film tonight to chase away all my blues. =D
PS. I love the references to the Beatles in the movie!!
Even Michelle Pfeiffer did a great job. The rest of the cast also performed well including little Dakota Fanning. Although I haven't watched Wars of the Worlds, I think I can safely say that the father-daughter relationship shown in this movie is probably better by far.
and as with all good movies, there are memorable quotes. My favourites are....
"All you need is love" ( Lucy says this during the courtroom trial .)
Lucy:[being observed] I want no other daddy but you.
[turns to the glass]
Lucy:: [shouts] Did you hear that? I said I didn't want any other daddy but him. Why don't you write that down?
Annie(Lucy's godmum and Sam's witness): I worry all the time. I worry if they take Lucy away from her father they will take away an enormous piece of her, and I worry that she will spend the rest of her life trying to fill that hole.
However the sad thing is that, TV3 cut a lot of scenes just to fit it into 2 hours. *sigh*
hopefully , I'll get to see the whole movie later.
By the way, this movie reminded me of other equally good movies like Kramer vs Kramer (also about child custody) , Forever and Ever ( a mother's love for her son who suffers from hemophilia) and Heart of a Child (about a couple who decided to save another's baby's life by donating their baby's heart). These movies made me cry too.... T_T
anyway, looking forward to a funny film tonight to chase away all my blues. =D
PS. I love the references to the Beatles in the movie!!