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Title: Help!
Review: This film is not for everyone. It's definitely sentimental (if you like that in film). It's about an autistic man who is fond of the Beatles and is trying to raise a young daughter. Child services tries to "protect" the child by placing her in separate custody. A court battle ensues.Good points: Excellent acting. Dakota Fanning was only 7 years old when she made this. And anyone who can go toe to toe in acting across from Sean Penn is quite an actor.The not so good points: Too much hand-held camerawork. Odd use of monochromatic filters (green and later in the film, blue). Uneven pacing. Inability to sustain my interest.The DVD: Looks sharp and sounds great.DVD extras: I was not interested enough in this film to check out extras, but there seems to be a fair amount.The soundtrack: Very nice remakes of Beatles songs.Let it be......
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