Product Description
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Director Mark Pellington (THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES) wrings
a miracle from a stucco wall in HENRY POOLE IS HERE, a kind,
minimalist tale of finding faith where you least expect it. Henry
Poole (Luke Wilson) is a dying man with a mission to spend his
final days alone. He relocates to a sparse home in a rundown
suburb and makes fast friends with a stash of vodka bottles, but
the solitude just won't stick; every neighbor on the block wants
to befriend the newly arrived curmudgeon. Most persistent is
Esperanza (Adrianna Barrazza, BABEL), an energetic woman who
comes to Henry's house to salve her own tragic connection to it,
but stays when she sees a stain on the wall that appears to be
the face of Jesus. Despite Henry's pleas (and angry missives) to
the contrary, word of the miracle spreads, and the
solitude-seeking Henry is soon under siege: Esperanza brings by
her priest (played by George Lopez); recently divorced Dawn
(Radha Mitchell) shows up with Millie, her silently emotive
little girl (Morgan Lilly); and even a prying grocery store clerk
makes a visit to the world's least likely shrine. Director: Mark
Pellington Star: Radha Mitchell, Luke Wilson, George Lopez,
Cheryl Hines, Adriana Barraza, Anamorphic Widescreen Audio: Dolby
Digital - English Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary -
Mark Pellington Director; Albert Torres - Writer Featurette -
Making of Music Video - 1. "All Roads Lead Home" 2. "Henry Poole
Is Here" - Performed by myspace Theme Song Contest Winner Ron
Irizarry Trailer - Theatrical Trailer.
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Henry Poole Is Here is an odd if enjoyable dramedy about
everyone's need for a miracle now and then--though one person's
miracle can easily be another's nightmare. Henry Poole (Luke
Wilson) is a misanthropic loner who attempts to buy a specific
house at any price and is rebuffed. Instead, he buys another
house in some need of repair but brushes off any discussion of
improvement, mysteriously cling he's not going to be living in
it very long. Uncertain what that means, Henry's neighbors learn
to give him some distance, until Esperanza (Adriana Barraza)
decides she can see the face of Jesus Christ in a water stain on
Henry's house. In short order, Esperanza has alerted her church
and friends, and a disgruntled Henry's backyard is full of true
believers. Directed by Mark Pellington (Arlington Road), Henry
Poole Is Here occasionally finds itself awash in treacle and
sincerity, especially where Henry's developing relationship with
a single mom (Radha Mitchell) and her near-mute child are
concerned. But the film never alienates viewers disinclined to
believe in iconic apparitions, adding a neat twist toward the end
that makes Henry's rage against Esperanza's faith work for and
not against him. Making the whole enterprise worthwhile is
Wilson's fine performance as a man who has given up on everything
(for reasons that eventually become clear in the story) but, in
fact, wants nothing more than to embrace life. --Tom Keogh
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