This quickly became my #1 favorite movie after 2 hours of “Aww. God. I can’t. Damn it. Don’t cry. Tears. Fffuuu…” And several tissues later, I rewinded and watched it all over again.

It’s heartless to not wet your eyes. I mean, it’s a story about a disabled father struggling to keep custody of his only daughter. The premise itself enough to touch Hitler’s heart. 

I love everything in this movie. The beatles references, Sean Penn’s convincing act, the lines, the cinematography, the dynamic editing, the beatles cover as soundtracks, the acoustic scoring, the moral of the story, even the credit title.

and my favourite dialogues:

Rita: I just don’t know what to call you: retarded, mentally retarded, mentally handicapped, mentally disabled, intellectually handicapped, intellectually disabled, developementally disabled… 
Sam: You can call me Sam. 

Oh Sam.