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This line of reasoning must have been going through the minds of Kristine Johnson and Jessie Nelson when they wrote I Am Sam, an improbable story of an autistic man who fights a custody battle for his daughter. Nelson, who is also the film’s director and co-producer, flopped with her last script (the universally despised The Story of Us), and seems so eager to atone for that disaster that she pulls out all the stops for I Am Sam. The first-time director cast the versatile Sean Penn as the lead, the sassy Michelle Pfeiffer...
...whirlwind introduction into the life of autistic Sam Dawson (Penn). We quickly learn that Dawson’s relationship with a homeless woman has produced a newborn baby for him to look after by himself, because the mother inexplicably abandons the child soon after delivery. Dawson names his daughter Lucy Diamond, after the Beatles song (this is only the first of a multitude of Beatles references that grow wearisome by the second hour). Not knowing how to take care of a baby, Dawson asks his neighbor (Diane Wiest) for parenting advice. Dawson’s shortcomings?...
...reason for this delay in character development may be that the film’s first half focuses too much on the father-daughter relationship. Unfortunately, this is hindered not only by the lack of chemistry between Penn and Fanning, but also by the fact that the audience may have difficulty relating to Penn’s character. In the second half, the movie shifts focus to the relationship between Dawson and Harrison. Because the audience shares Harrison’s reservations about Dawson, Dawson is allowed to develop in response. This is similar to the character dynamic in Rain...
According to DeLuca, Shin’s parents believe they were in the “best position physically and emotionally” to help their daughter...
...said Shin’s parents could have forced their daughter to leave school had they known about her worsening mental health—but MIT chose to rely on medical treatment as opposed to disciplinary action...