I really wasn't excited about this one though and in fact, almost took it off of my queue several times. The sleeve sounds horribly sad... about a guy dying. In case you didn't know, I'm not a fan of the really sad kind of drama. I can appreciate it, but most times I wish I'd just skipped it. This one was a very rare exception.
'Life As A House' tells a beautiful story of a guy dying, and his very dysfunctional family. From the start, there were several things that disturbed me about the characters in the movie. But as I continued to watch, the story unfolded absolutely beautifully! It was like a Hemingway novel. Every twisted piece of information tied back in later. I love it when all of the pieces fit!!
There were a few disturbing bits of Americana in 'Life As A House' that I think could have been left out, but we probably need the intrigue. These things are the ones NOT appropriate for the kids... including a teenage 'hot' shower scene and some statutory rape thrown in for effect to name a couple! Let your kids watch this when they're much older!
Despite the inappropriateness, 'Life As A House' is a beautiful story about love, forgiveness and human frailty. I teared up a little at the end, but it made me more happy than sad. Absolutely amazing given the movie description!
'Life As A House' was a great watch and once again, I love Kevin Kline! (He also had an amazing cast behind him including Kristen Scott Thomas, Hayden Christenson, Mary Steenburgen and Scott Bakula -- I loved 'Quantum Leap' as a kid!)
Really well done!!
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