Henry Poole Is Here

Infobox Film


caption = Promotional poster
name = Henry Poole is Here
imdb_id = 1029120
director = Mark Pellington
producer = Gary Gilbert
Tom Lassally
Tom Rosenberg
Gary Lucchesi
Richard Wright
writer = Albert Torres
starring = Luke Wilson
Radha Mitchell
George Lopez
Morgan Lily
Adriana Barraza
distributor = Overture Films
released = January 21, 2008
August 15, 2008 (limited)
runtime = 100 minutes
country = United States
language = English
budget = Unknown

"Henry Poole is Here" is a 2008 film directed by Mark Pellington. The film premiered January 21, 2008 at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. The film was picked up by Overture Films and will be released later in 2008. The movie has a planned release date of July 2, 2008 in Belgium.

The film also features an original soundtrack score "All Roads Lead Home (The Surrender Song)" written/sung by James Grundler; as performed by Golden State.

Plot

The story involves a man (Luke Wilson) who finds that he is terminally ill, and so he leaves his job, fiancee, and his overbearing mother then moves to the suburbs and tries to live out his days on his own. However, his neighbors will not leave him in peace as they believe his house is involved with a miracle. The film also stars Radha Mitchell, actor/comedian George Lopez, and Morgan Lily.

Cast

* Luke Wilson - Henry Poole
* George Lopez - Father Salizar
* Radha Mitchell - Dawn Stupek
* Morgan Lily- Millie Stupek
* Adriana Barraza - Esperanza
* Cheryl Hines - Meg
* Earl Carroll - Mr. Lawrence
* Noah Dahl - Young Henry Poole
* Rachel Seiferth - Patience
* Nick Dash - Security Guard

Reception

As of October 11, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 36% of critics rated the film positively based on 69 reviews, with the consensus that "Full of Hallmark-truisms and pop songs presented with strained significance, this comic foible intends less to convert than to preach to the choir." [cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/henry_poole_is_here/ |title=Henry Poole Is Here Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-10-11 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 44 out of 100 based on 25 reviews, indicating a mixed or average response. [cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/henrypoole?q=henry%20poole%20is%20here |title=Henry Poole is Here (2008): Reviews |accessdate=2008-10-11 |publisher=Metacritic] Richard Roeper gave the film a thumbs up, praising it for its morals. [citenews|url=http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/atm/reviews.html?sec=6&subsec=Henry+Poole+is+Here|title=Henry Poole is Here Live Review|publisher=atthemoviestv.com|date=August 15, 2008] Steve Persall of the St. Petersburg Times gave the film a C- saying that it "proves that some filmmakers have the spirit but don't always know what to do with it". [citenews|url=http://www.tampabay.com/features/movies/article768316.ece|title='Henry Poole'- the spirit is willing but the film is weak|author=Steve Parsell|publisher=St. Petersburg Times|date=August 13, 2008] Robert Abele of the Los Angeles Times said that "Though not strictly a religious tract, "Henry Poole Is Here" is undeniably selling spiritual reawakening". [citenews|url=http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/cl-et-henry15-2008aug15,0,4621829.story|title='Henry Poole Is Here'- Movie Review|author=Robert Abele|publisher=The Los Angeles Times]

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