At the same time, I also rented "October Sky". The "Sam" movie might be right for some people, but Laura didn't show up until the end of the movie and was only in it for about 90 seconds. Well, after seeing "Blue Velvet", "Wild at Heart" and "Citizen Ruth" earlier, I was expecting some kind of interesting takeoff in the first 10 seconds. "Sam" was really not a really bad movie, a bit slow, but not what I expected. Sort of like ordering a shot of whiskey and getting a glass of water! Without question the real star of the show was the little girl who played Sams little daughter, and for that I change to a 6. She was terrific and has a great future. "October Sky" was a movie about Sputnik, rockets and mine cave-ins. I'll comment once I see it a couple more times and learn more about Homer Hickam.
Review of I Am Sam
