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Summary: It's a Wonderful "Life"
Review: This movie has all the elements to be the king of all sappy movies. The plot? MIddle aged architect discovers he has cancer, and decides to spend the last few months of his life building a house. In the meantime, he gets back together with his wife, and brings the whole neighborhood together to build this house. The twist? George, after finding out that he only had about three months left, forces his druggie bad boy son to spend the summer with him. Sam, who would really rather be in Tahoe getting high with his friends, ends up getting to know his dad again, and meeting a sweet, but somewhat creepy teenage girl. Guess how it ends?
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Summary: THE BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR!!!!
Review: At first I was a little skeptical about this movie. I'm not really one for the typical drama. But as the movie went on, I realized that this was not your typical drama. I enjoyed every minute of this movie and can honestly say that it is one of the best movies that I have ever seen. I didn't leave my seat once throughout the film. I laughed, I cried and I loved it. Kevin Kline is amazing and is sure to capture anyone's heart. Hayden Christensen is a newcomer that proves throughout the movie that he is a force to be wreckened with and will definitely have more than his 15 minutes of fame. I recommend this movie to anyone, and it is definitely a film that makes a lasting impression.
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Summary: The best movie I have ever seen!!!
Review: This movie - Life as a House - is the best I have ever seen! It's actually the reason why I bought a new DVD player a few weeks ago, one that plays all regional codes. Because, you see, this movie never made it into German movie theaters. I did however see a report about it on BBC World, and have been obsessed with it ever since. Now that I have watched the movie I'm more than glad that I did buy that new player and the DVD. Life as a House is a real movie with real characters! It's a movie full of emotion, from anger and hatred to love and understanding. All of the actors turned in Oscar-worthy performances, but I must say that I was most impressed with Hayden Christensen, who makes you feel all the pain that is going on in his character Sam. Hayden is an amazing actor who will win his Oscar one day, I'm sure of that. Do not miss out on this movie - it's at times funny, at times sad, it's thought-provocative, and most importantly, it's honest! It's a shame that a movie like this didn't get the attention it so deserves!
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Summary: "Life as a house" succeeds with great acting
Review: "Life as a house" Succeeds where the film " American Beauty" comes close with the great acting by Kevin Spacey..I think for most the film " Life as a house " allows the audience to come into a house that might be familiar and maybe the chance to emotionally make it through a crisis and come out better..At least, we all felt better just watching the great acting of Kevin Kline and the ensemble cast..
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Summary: You're kidding...
Review: Gosh, I can't believe so many people enjoyed this movie. This film's only saving grace was Kirsten Scott-Thomas and Kevin Kline's acting. The rest of the movie was made up of good actors with trivial dialogue, or new actors still developing their skills. In order to get the project off the ground, the screenwriter dusted off a cacophony of old clichés and hammered them together to elicit the emotions his skills were otherwise unable to obtain. This movie simply fails where "American Beauty" succeeds.
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Summary: Best movie of the year
Review: i went to see this with my friends and didn't even know what it was about. i was in for a great surprise, because the acting was terrific from Kevin Kline and Hayden Christensen. the characters were believable and relatable. i personally don't usually like movies with Kevin Kline, but this one was the best i have seeni definitely reccomend the movie to everyone!
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Summary: A wonderful film that should of won 100,000,000 oscars!
Review: When I was on my plane to visit Japan (on march 27th 2002) I watched life as a house 4 times because it was so good.I always wanted to see it because hayden christensain whom I thought was really cute was in the movie.This movie where supposidly takes place is not far from where i live like less than a mile near laguna beach, so i felt like i knew where this was.It was really a touching story, on how sam's dad's house didint have a shower so he used a girl's shower whom lived like across the street from him where he lived with his stepdad.I thought was funny was how the 2 children didn't care that their dad left.one boy said,"I don't care if he comes back.but it was touching to see their love for george.I cried 4 times watching the part at the end when the mum comes back and after geroge died from cancer and they were hugging (sam and his mum) and crying.I cried too everyone on the plane was like what's up with that girl?anyway rent it today its worth watching!
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Summary: A wonderful film
Review: I was really surprised at what a good movie this is. The story of a divorced and dying man trying to reconnect with his rebellious son could have been destroyed by being overly maudlin, but this film was a tearjerker without being contrived. This is what separates this film from others of its kind, and I think almost anyone can enjoy it. All of the actors are great in this one, and the acting of Hayden Christiansen is wonderful. He portrays the beyond messed up Sam who is angry, confused and hateful of the world beautifully. This movie is centered around the last summer of a man who wants to spend that time rebuilding his ramshackle house. Knowing he is sick, he enlists his goth son to stay with him and help for the summer, but Sam doesn't want to. Instead he wants to spend the summer taking drugs and partying. There is a lot of tension between father and son, but there are some humorous times too. This one is very sad, but at the same time, its not so much about dying, but living life to the fullest with what little time you have. Its also about family coming together in the face of a crisis, but there is a rocky time getting there. This is a beautiful film with great scenery, great actors and a solid script. One of the better films of 2001, and sadly underrated.
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Summary: Sunset dance
Review: Does anyone know who sings the song that Kevin Kline and Kristin Scott Thomas dance to in the sunset, and who sings it? I figured it would be on the soundtrack but there is only a score available.
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Summary: Great performances in this Tear Jerker
Review: Kevin Kline gives an incredible performance in this film. Where's the Oscar nomination for him? Hayden Christensen and Kristen Scott Thomas both give great performances as well. This film is indeed a tear jerker. There were many scenes where I wanted to grab the kleenex box. It's a feel good movie. The DVD isn't incredible, but it is good. The director's commentary is very good, and I say this DVD is a must.
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