| Life as a House Review |
| by Karina Montgomery |
| I am very negligent - I saw this movie right before I took a long vacation
and did not find time to write my review before I left. This is only a
shame in that Kevin Kline's latest acting triumph has probably left the
theatres by now. Kline plays a man...more |
| Life as a House Review |
| by Aleksandar Zambelli (Rating: 8/10) |
| Thank heavens for the Oscars. If it weren't for them, we'd probably be
doomed to watching stuff like "Corky Romano" all year round. With the
Oscars approaching, we are given the opportunity to see a few good movies
for a change, all as a part of...more |
| Life as a House Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: C-) |
| LIFE AS A HOUSE (director: Irwin Winkler; screenwriter: Mark Andrus;
cinematographer: Vilmos Zsigmond; editor: Julie Monroe; music: Mark Isham; cast:
Kevin Kline (George), Mary Steenburgen (Coleen), Hayden Christensen (Sam),
Kristin Scott Thomas...more |
| Life as a House Review |
| by Rose 'Bams' Cooper |
| LIFE AS A HOUSE (2001)
Rated R; running time 145 minutes
Genre: Drama
Seen at: Celebration Cinema (Lansing, Michigan)
Official site: http://www.lifeasahouse.com/
IMDB site: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0264796
Written by: Mark Andrus
Directed by:...more |
| Life as a House Review |
| by Jonathan F. Richards |
| For most of “Life as a House,” a period which covers about four months and
feels it, George Monroe sports the same length of grizzled stubble on his lean
jaw. Consider that the whiskers are generated inside the head of Kevin Kline,
an actor of...more |
| Life as a House Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 8/10) |
| PLOT:
A man gets fired from his job and finds out that he's got little time to live on
the same day (cancer). He decides to take the opportunity of his last few months
on Earth, to tear down an old shack that he's been living in for years, and
build a...more |
| Life as a House Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
New Line Cinema
Director: Irwin Winkler
Writer: Mark Andrus
Cast: Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hayden Christensen,
Mary Steenburgen, Jena Malone, Jamey Sheridan, Sam
Robards, Scott Bakula
Screened at: MGM screening...more |
| Life as a House Review |
| by Robin Clifford |
| George Munroe (Kevin Kline) lives in a dilapidated house inherited from an
abusive father. He's divorced, estranged from his teenage son Sam (Hayden
Christensen) and hates his job. He's also learns that he's dying of cancer.
Now, with only months to...more |
| Life as a House Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| Life As a House, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International
Film Festival, was described in the program book as being reminiscent of
Parenthood, It's a Wonderful Life and The Parent Trap, but the film reminded
me of a previous Toronto...more |
| Life as a House Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| In Irwin Winkler's LIFE AS A HOUSE, one of the very best films of the year,
George has some big problems. In an incredibly nuanced and Oscar-caliber
performance, Kevin Kline plays George, an average Joe who lives in a shack next
to multimillion dollar...more |
| Life as a House Review |
| by Norm Schrager (Rating: 3/5) |
| The good news for George, a middle-aged, washed up architect, is that an
enormous life change has motivated him to connect with his horrible
teenage son and build a house by the ocean. The bad news is that the
change is terminal cancer. The good news...more |
