Henry Poole Is Here

Just watch the preview-it's an excellent capsule of what this movie is. It made me rent it. Am very glad I did. Was very impressed with the opening song called Love The Loveless by eels and it fit the introductory montage perfectly. Aside from Luke Wilson's sturdy part and Radha Mitchell's luminous-ness(finally found out her name is pronounced ROD-DAH-thank you "making of..")I enjoyed the part played by Adriana Barraza, a friendly neighbor and George Lopez's man of the cloth. Adorable newcomer Morgan Lily was just, as I like to put it, too cute by half. Was a treat to see veteran Richard Benjamin in a small role. After the movie was over I watched the 'Making of' bonus feature which was wonderful and there was a 2 page essay by director Mark Pellington that came inside the Dvd case(I rented this from a rental store)that explained how he came to make this movie and what was going on in his life that reflected the story of Henry. A shame this can not be provided if you rent this from Netty. Nevertheless, this movie is heartwarming, funny and thought-provoking and I recommend it highly! And don't forget to have a hanky handy.       3/17/09