ThiefHott Too much of everything

BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

Irelian Did not like the constant close ups, the main and secondary plots, or the characters. Only watched because it was classified PG comedy and liked other Luke Wilson's performances.

SnoopyStyle Henry Poole (Luke Wilson) has lost all hope. He tries to buy his childhood home but he can only get a house in the neighborhood. There's a water stain on the wall. His neighbor Esperanza Martinez (Adriana Barraza) insists it's the face of Christ. It starts to bleed and she gets Father Salazar (George Lopez) to test it. More and more people arrive to see the miracle. Dawn Stupek (Radha Mitchell) and her daughter Millie (Morgan Lily) live next door. Millie has stopped talking since her father left a year earlier. She has her tape recorder and she befriends Henry.It's a really touching movie at times. It's a spiritual movie that isn't too preachy. I would have liked Henry Poole do more than mop. Also Luke Wilson is a little limited as an actor. However, the touching moments are really powerful. Esperanza starts out as an annoying neighbor but her story is much deeper than that. Morgan Lily is unbearably adorable. This is a surprisingly little movie.

tamaramg This is one of those movies that didn't necessarily hit the mainstream market, but it has a lot of spiritual and emotional power. Completely left me feeling better than when I started. Luke Wilson drew me in because I like him as an actor and probably would watch most anything stars in. But the story is first the troubles of the character and how he reacts to it. Anyone with or without faith may find this interesting, even if they don't have a spiritual home. It does send a powerful message. I loved it. Well, it looks like I need 10 more lines of text so here goes . . . potential spoiler. Luke's protagonist is found and believed to be dying, his neighbors find a miracle on the wall of his new house. The neighbors are amazing and there's a lot of faith based story in this movie. I am so glad Luke Wilson took this role, otherwise I would have missed on the opportunity to watch this wonderful film. I will watch it again . . . and I thought it has a spectacular ending!

Germain Grisez Henry Poole Is Here is an unusual film. Someone characterized it as a "black comedy," but I think that description misses the mark. Instead, it represents the drama of modern unbelief and genuine religious faith. In the face of imminent death, Henry Poole's unbelief is entirely honest with itself, and so results in his despair and lonely alienation. His Hispanic neighbor's genuine faith and her and others' compassionate caring for Henry challenge his unbelief. Remarkably, this film presents a Catholic priest behaving just as he should, with prudence about what his parishioner thinks is a miraculous and appropriate and respectful pastoral concern for Henry Poole. In the end, faith and love win out, supported by a series of events such that at least one of them--the restoration of good vision to the check-out lady--could reasonably be regarded as a miracle. While many committed nonbelievers naturally are offended by that plot and its message, believers ought to be grateful to those who made this movie.