possible spoiler i have a few complaint about this film and and yet i actually somewhat enjoy it . the acting be very good and especially sean penn performance a a mentally challenged man fight to keep custody of his daughter . first of all and for the past five year i have work closely with mentally disabled individual and and although some of them be very kind and and have a loving nature and i have yet to come across one that would be capable of take on the responsibility of raise a child . i can also assure you that in real life and the attempt to take the child out of the home by social service would have occur long before the child ever reach her fifth birthday . so while i think the outcome of the movie be what i consider to be not realistic and i still like the end and the way i have enjoy many ending to film that i consider to be fiction . i also think the film have some problem from a technical standpoint . why this filming style be adopt for this type of movie be beyond me . normal camera angle and with a nice dramatic symphony score would have be much more pleasing to the eye and ear . the music that be ultimately choose for this movie be so out of place at time ( and i usually love the beatles ) that it become very annoy . even with all of these problem and i still manage to somewhat enjoy the movie because of a pretty decent script and and some very good acting . but a always and that just my opinion .