Life as a House

  • 2001


MOVIE IS predictable overwritten engaging palatable
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73 %
47 % Rotten
$ 23 Million
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Positive Reviews 20
Negative reviews 13
Average Rating 2.7/5
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2.0
Nothing in the overwritten script by Mark Andrus suggests the dimension Kline and Christensen bring to their roles, and Winklers direction is mostly s .. Austin Chronicle
1.5
Life As A House offers visual pleasures that go beyond its solemn story, especially ace lensing by Oscar winning Vilmos Zsigmond. Screen Daily
3.1
Because it is slick and classy and good to look at, and the actors are well within their range of competence, you can enjoy the movie on a made for TV .. Rogerebert
5.0
Irwin Winkler directs this heartfelt drama about the courageous efforts of one very alienated man to give birth to himself in the world before leaving .. Spirituality And Practice
2.2
This one might be appealing to those who love an overabundance of sentimentality. Sover
2.5
Stars Kevin Kline and Kristin Scott Thomas are fine, but the film is forgettable, sentimental hooey. Tv Guide
3.1
While it is both funny and tragic, the two themes dont always work together. Lariat
3.8
It is a remarkably mediocre screenplay, made remarkably sweet by a light touch and a kindhearted attitude. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Oscar nominated Winkler (Rocky) and writer Mark Andrus (As Good As It Gets) apparently wanted to make a pungent, moving story about relationships, red .. News Review
3.5
Winning the sort of role that often gets Oscar buzz, well, buzzing, Kline delivers a terrific performance thats arguably the best of his career. Screen It
4.0
However, Life As A House is an engaging film that succeeds on its own terms and manages to narrowly avoid the usual pitfalls of sentimentality thanks .. View London
1.5
Its one redeeming quality is a stellar cast that struggles mightily to overcome a turgid screenplay unfortunately, they dont succeed. Film Journal
2.8
Its too bad, that this emotionally heartfelt family drama escalates quickly into predictable sappiness, for it contains many touching moments and stri .. Emanuellevy
1.8
Stop me before I hammer another nail in the cheap pine of this plot. Ew
2.0
Given an inexplicably easy critical ride in the States, Winklers lush family drama was always likely to founder in Blightys more cynical climes.And it .. Empire
3.0
But this movie gives us something more, thanks to a script by Mark Andrus (of As Good as it Gets) and a first rate cast. Common Sense Media
2.5
It may be the worst summer of the boys life, but it will be worth it, George says. Sf Gate
1.3
As a lesson on the importance of family togetherness that divorce ridden America needs to tell itself, Life as a House is fascinating, but as a drama .. Bbc
2.5
The weepy Life as a House becomes little more than a shameless riff on American Beauty by way of Bob Villa. Slant Magazine
3.1
Seeing how un gimmicky and quite useful such a feature is, its hard to believe no one ever thought of it before. Mr Brown Movies
3.1
Because this is a movie about a dying man, all of the predictable, melodramatic stock sequences are on hand, and yet it never deeply touched me in any .. The Movie Boy
2.8
Kevin Kline and solid production values raise it from the doldrums. Reeling Reviews
3.8
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture. ReelViews
3.5
Movies offer us wildly divergent stories with vivid, close up emotions, and so did the six fimmakers we invited to take part in the Envelope Directors .. Calendar Live
2.8
At the same time, the movie has to rely on an amazing coincidence to resolve itself, its other numerous character conflicts and corresponding last act .. Seattle Pi
2.0
Needless to say, all it really holds is the possibility that the movie might actually end.You cant fault any of the performers. Cnn
3.1
But its worth seeing for the great performances by young Christensen and Malone. Spliced Wire
2.0
For one thing, its cast is so likable and so earnest that its difficult to resist getting swept up in its clunky machinations. Deseret News
3.8
Its a disease movie with an idea that can be considered overdone and corny but the skills of its lead actor makes it palatable for an audience looking .. Varia Gate
3.0
This film is as well endowed with nice scenery (by distinguished Hungarian cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond) as it is with cloying melodrama and hacky .. Film Quips Online
3.5
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1.9
Much like 1999s Oscar winning American Beauty, it combines its cloying sentimentality with a sarcastic bitter disappointment with life. Movie Martyr
3.5
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2.8
Despite its lack of originality, Life as a House is not a bad film far from it.The production values are high, and nobody can disagree with its innocu .. About Film
2.5
This is a blatant tearjerker with the kind of shady characterization and plot development that give the genre a bad reputation. Mark Reviews Movies Tripod ..
1.0
Casting here is very good, and its what moves this tearjerker from the reject bin to the front racks. The Star
2.0
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