I was watching "I am Sam" just before in spurts because I couldn't watch the whole thing cause I'm sure I probably would have cried. I've never encountered a movie where you have a tear swelling in your eye because your feeling so happy for the main character and so sad for him at the same time. Sean Penn is an unbelievable actor, I have always loved him in movies, he geniuenly believable all the time, Dakota Fanning was good in this movie too. The soundtrack was brillantly suited as well.