Sam

Reminiscent of the film "Switch", this film is less cynical. A real surprise treat.

Similar to "Switch," an inconsiderate man is changed into a woman -- to live life in the opposite sex's shoes. Didn't recognize Stacy Keach as the deity that made this happen.

After some initial shock and horror, Sam begins to embrace his new female identity -- even master it.

In the end, Sam is given the choice -- stay as s female, or go back to being a male?

Natalie Knepp is fantastic as the star. She really carries the film.

Sam is a corny but not entirely un-entertaining film. It follows a playboy who finds himself magically transformed into a woman, and must try to acclimatise to his new body as he seeks a way to reverse the change.

It's all highly stereotyped and on the nose, and is the kind of humour you'd expect. Subtlety is not its strong suit at all. That being said, there are some fun scenes and it is an interesting scenario to play around with. The story is engaging enough, watching Sam discover what it is to be a woman and slowly adapt to his new life. It takes a few wild turns I suppose, but does kind of end in a satisfactory way.

The performances are actually not too bad. Natalie Knepp plays the role of a man suddenly in a woman's body and trying to cope with that really well. She's the highlight and gets all the comedy moments which she does well.

Ultimately though this whole thing just feels insanely low budget. The sets, the camera work, the editing. It all looks quite cheap.

On the whole then, if the concept appeals to you you will probably have some fun with this film, but it feels very awkward in places and not executed particularly well.

I've given this movie one more star than I might otherwise have because, despite its flaws, I really enjoyed this one a lot.

The only reason I saw this movie in the first place is because after watching Goodbye Charlie (1964) I wanted to see all the remakes for comparison. I found and watched three true remakes and eight similarly premised movies that I wouldn't call remakes. Of this dozen movies (including the original), I liked Sam the best by far. Natalie Knepp really sold the female version of the main character as a man suddenly in a woman's body. What's more she sold it while making the role likeable. And, she made her basically despicable character extremely amusing and likeable despite her flaws. It was easy to care how things turned out for her. Sein Kleier, Sara Scott, and Brock Harris were particularly good in their roles as well. And, none of the acting was bad. But, Natalie was the true stand-out.

That all being said, I can't help but find fault as well. The office environment, while played for laughs, is unbelievable in this day and age. Seymour and Lulu are just a bit too silly. While Brock Harris had his character pegged, he really needed to have the same hair and eye color as Natalie for one of the plot points to work.

The movie is unrated, but I would mostly call it PG13. Older kids should enjoy it safely. There is some profanity, but it's infrequent compared to a lot of movies.

Really quite enjoyed the film. Lead actress was good and played part well.

Had us guessing until the end, which you need to watch

I happened upon this lovely film by chance and am very glad I did.

Natalie Knepp is absolutely wonderful as the former horrible man turned lovely woman. She is a rising star and I shall be watching her future roles with interest.

All the characters were believable and well played. The story, though done many times before was given a fresh look and just enough empathy to tug the heartstrings.

The usual clichés,though there,were not done to death and the metamorphosis from slug to beautiful butterfly was lovely to watch.

A pretty film indeed.