Great family film
Added 11/6/2009
Henry Poole is Here is a movie about a guy who struggles with things we all do - faith, doubt, the meaning of life, relationships, etc. It's a perfect family film and encourages you to have a little faith.
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Is this Poole Deep Enough?
Added 9/29/2009
My wife and I rented this movie on a whim and soon found ourselves entranced by the fine acting and wonderful themes. How, we wondered, did this fly under the box office radar? Why was the public subjected to "Transformers II" instead?
Luke Wilson gives one of his best performances here, playing the part of Henry Poole, a man who buys a house in his old southern Cal neighborhood, then closes up the windows and drinks himself into a stupor. Soon, his depressive ways are interrupted by a friendly, yet nosy, neighbor. Esperanza has past ties to the house, and in her desire to maintain some link, she believes she finds the face of Christ visible in stucco water stains. Poole gets impatient when Esperanza calls in the Catholic Church to verify her "find," and also calls in the local biddies to light candles and pay homage at the back wall of his home.
What starts as a straightforward story of skepticism versus belief turns into a deeper story about faith, hope, and love. There are humorous moments, including some sublime scenes between Poole and a grocery checker named Patience. The acting is great--particularly with Poole, Dawn, and Esperanza's parts--and there are some nice bits of dialogue. A scene in which Poole picks up an ax also broods with potential power. However, the slow pace and music sometimes gave us the sense we were being squeezed for emotion.
This film shows that Hollywood is not all glitz and ditziness (refer back to "Transformers II"), but can actually search for deeper meaning. For me, however, this Poole was not as deep as I hoped. The lack of details regarding Poole's terminal condition and the obvious tweaks for an emotional reaction left me still struggling to believe. Nevertheless, I think it's a movie well worth watching and contemplating.
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A truly wonderful film!
Added 9/8/2009
Sometimes, when we are without hope, hope will come and find us. Henry Poole is Here is a perfect little film about love, life, death, friendship, belief and miracles. It's so strange that I never heard about this movie until I stumbled upon it on cable. What a perfect film! Where was the advertising and hoopla that usually heralds the release of a movie in theatres, and again on DVD? Apparently, this was not directed at the teen audience, and it didn't provide enough death, violence and destruction to make it a blockbuster at the local cinema.
Buy this movie! Pass on the word! Henry Poole Is Here is a classic!
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Henry Poole is Here
Added 8/5/2009
Loved the movie, very different, but interesting & loved all the characters. Always been a fan of Luke Wilson.
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Faith,hope,and Henry Poole
Added 7/28/2009
Luke Wilson is great in any film he's in.He's a fantastic comic,and in this movie,a wonderfull dramatic actor."Henry Poole"has a message,and the ending is heartwarming.The rest of the cast along with the soundtrack is superb .I would recommend this DVD for the entire family.
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Great family film
Added 11/6/2009
Henry Poole is Here is a movie about a guy who struggles with things we all do - faith, doubt, the meaning of life, relationships, etc. It's a perfect family film and encourages you to have a little faith.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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Is this Poole Deep Enough?
Added 9/29/2009
My wife and I rented this movie on a whim and soon found ourselves entranced by the fine acting and wonderful themes. How, we wondered, did this fly under the box office radar? Why was the public subjected to "Transformers II" instead?
Luke Wilson gives one of his best performances here, playing the part of Henry Poole, a man who buys a house in his old southern Cal neighborhood, then closes up the windows and drinks himself into a stupor. Soon, his depressive ways are interrupted by a friendly, yet nosy, neighbor. Esperanza has past ties to the house, and in her desire to maintain some link, she believes she finds the face of Christ visible in stucco water stains. Poole gets impatient when Esperanza calls in the Catholic Church to verify her "find," and also calls in the local biddies to light candles and pay homage at the back wall of his home.
What starts as a straightforward story of skepticism versus belief turns into a deeper story about faith, hope, and love. There are humorous moments, including some sublime scenes between Poole and a grocery checker named Patience. The acting is great--particularly with Poole, Dawn, and Esperanza's parts--and there are some nice bits of dialogue. A scene in which Poole picks up an ax also broods with potential power. However, the slow pace and music sometimes gave us the sense we were being squeezed for emotion.
This film shows that Hollywood is not all glitz and ditziness (refer back to "Transformers II"), but can actually search for deeper meaning. For me, however, this Poole was not as deep as I hoped. The lack of details regarding Poole's terminal condition and the obvious tweaks for an emotional reaction left me still struggling to believe. Nevertheless, I think it's a movie well worth watching and contemplating.
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A truly wonderful film!
Added 9/8/2009
Sometimes, when we are without hope, hope will come and find us. Henry Poole is Here is a perfect little film about love, life, death, friendship, belief and miracles. It's so strange that I never heard about this movie until I stumbled upon it on cable. What a perfect film! Where was the advertising and hoopla that usually heralds the release of a movie in theatres, and again on DVD? Apparently, this was not directed at the teen audience, and it didn't provide enough death, violence and destruction to make it a blockbuster at the local cinema.
Buy this movie! Pass on the word! Henry Poole Is Here is a classic!
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