| She seemed so natural in this role, and I would hope that we see more of her in the years to come | I have no specific criticism to make of him; as an actor he simply doesn't appeal to me |
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| A mentally handicapped man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family |
: You're not like other daddies.
18| Sam's difficulties become problematic, and she's taken away | Nobody else's daddy ever comes to the park |
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| : I mean you're different | Pfeiffer, on the other hand, as Sam's lawyer Rita Harrison just didn't carry the role off that well, and even the courtroom scenes to me lacked the tension one would have expected from such an emotionally-laden issue |
He has a daughter who's homeless mother has abandons them both.
19| : But what do you mean? The movie weakens in the last little bit, going for the sappy and highly unrealistic ending - unrealistic particularly in the way Lucy's foster mother Laura Dern ends up handling the situation | I have to confess off the top that I am not and never have been a particular fan of Sean Penn |
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| : Ok, what do you mean? He brings a realism to the character of Sam Dawson, and portrays him sensitively and with real emotion | Because of that bias I approached this movie with low expectations |
Penn is actually very good in this role.
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