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Henry Poole Is Here (2008)

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39

Average Rating: 5.2/10
Reviews Counted: 99
Fresh: 39 | Rotten: 60

Full of Hallmark-truisms and pop songs presented with strained significance, this comic foible intends less to convert than to preach to the choir.

42

Average Rating: 5.4/10
Critic Reviews: 33
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 19

Full of Hallmark-truisms and pop songs presented with strained significance, this comic foible intends less to convert than to preach to the choir.

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53

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Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 9,279

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Given a grim diagnosis during a routine doctor's checkup, a man who once had it all finds his attempt to disappear into a working-class suburb and spend his remaining days subsisting on vodka and junk food hopelessly disrupted when he falls for the beautiful divorcée next door and a busybody neighbor notices a miraculous stain on his stucco wall. Henry Poole (Luke Wilson) had a comfortable life and a beautiful fiancée. But just when it seemed that the future couldn't look any brighter for Henry,

PG,

Drama, Comedy

Albert Torres

Jan 20, 2009

$1.7M

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All Critics (104) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (39) | Rotten (60) | DVD (4)

What, exactly, constitutes a miracle? Do they really happen? You'll be thinking about it, hopefully even talking about it, after the credits roll.

September 28, 2011 Full Review Source: American Profile
American Profile

Good intentions, and a rare attempt to embrace spirituality on screen, aren't enough to make Henry Poole is Here a worthy destination.

June 1, 2009 Full Review Source: What Would Toto Watch?
What Would Toto Watch?

There is something contrived about this story in which people with major problems find a resolution.

April 18, 2009 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile
Urban Cinefile

Drives home the themes in a natural and honest way that never comes off as preachy.

February 10, 2009 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com
TheMovieReport.com

Despite an excellent performance by Luke Wilson and a promising start, Henry Poole is Here ends up an overindulgent misfire. [Blu-ray]

January 13, 2009 Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews
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Audience Reviews for Henry Poole Is Here

I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this film as much as I did. I didn't expect it to be good whatsoever, but it was. I thought that the film, though not perfect had a pretty interesting story, with a good cast. The film could have been better of course, but for what it was, it wasn't awful. The subject matter of the film is a bit too preachy, but even with that in mind, it doesn't go overboard. The cast makes this film worth watching, and the story is pretty good, and I enjoyed the film. I wouldn't call the film excellent, but for what it was, it was a fine little film with a good cast, and the cast made the story more interesting as the characters they played were quite interesting, and with that, the cast selected for the parts are perfect for the roles. I enjoyed the message the movie delivered, and it had a funny, heartfelt emotion story to it, which a lot of films lack. Luke Wilson, whom I'm not a fan of delivers a good performance here, and he has good chemistry with fellow actress Radha Mitchell. Henry Poole is Here has good comedic elements mixed in with good dramatic elements. What made this film good for me was the good cast who made the somewhat ordinary story to be better. Sometimes a good cast can elevated an ordinary plot into something pretty good and this is the case with Henry Poole is Here. An engaging story with a good cast makes this a film that is far better than one might think. I had low expectations with this film, I it surprised me at how good it really was.
October 1, 2011
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Didn't really warm to this. Not because of anything "controversial" about it - just found it depressing and boring. Radha Mitchell is good, as always, but this film is a snore.
November 23, 2008
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