In this unlikely feel good contrivance, Kevein Kline is a divorced dying model maker dying of cancer who is fired from his job at an
archtectural firm and decides to rebuid his ocean cliff-side shack to transform his sullen, pierced, druggie son into a clan and sober one. In one of the many absurdities Kline finances the project with severence pay from his low level job. At the end the son is transformed and every character along the way has his or her problem(s) resolved, situations boldly telegraphed well in advance. Kevin Kline and Kristin Scott Thomas try manfully to hold this up, as do Hayden Christianson and Mary Steenburgen in a smaller role, but the whole thing is so "Terms of Endearment"y that your teeth are aching from the treacle. Highly unlikely and really duimbed down for the masses.
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Topic - "Life as a House" - rico 01:28:36 12/22/04 (9)
- Re: "Life as a House" - jamesgarvin 09:19:41 12/22/04 (0)
- Re: "Life as a House" - Bambi B 08:40:52 12/22/04 (5)
- Re: The best house movie - rico 11:38:15 12/22/04 (4)
- Re: Others are - rico 11:41:20 12/22/04 (3)
- Mr. Blandings is truly untouchable. Classic. (nt) - Victor Khomenko 14:09:06 12/22/04 (2)
- "The way I see it.." - Bambi B 16:31:32 12/22/04 (1)
- LOL! That film is so full of lines like that your belly hurts. - Victor Khomenko 17:06:20 12/22/04 (0)
- Needed more scenes like that one - Victor Khomenko 05:53:51 12/22/04 (1)
- Re: Needed more scenes like that one - warrenh@optonline.net 07:18:25 12/22/04 (0)