Life as a House (New Line Platinum Series)
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Actors: Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hayden Christensen, Jena Malone, Mary Steenburgen Rated: R (Restricted) Retail Price (not our price): $19.98 Release Date: 2002-03-26 Studio: New Line Home Video Run Time: 125 minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Discs: 1 |
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1) Product Description
Shortly after being fired from his job after 20 years, divorced architect Kevin Kline learns that he only has a few months to live due to cancer. Against the odds, he decides to try to build his dream house in place of his decrepit shack in the time he has left while simultaneously mending his relationship with his bitter son. Kristin Scott Thomas, Hayden Christensen and Jena Malone co-star in this poignant drama. 124 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround, DTS 5.1; audio commentary; deleted scenes; featurettes; theatrical trailer; DVD-ROM content. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.2) Amazon.com
A respectable tearjerker, Life as a House is a welcome throwback to angst-ridden family dramas like Ordinary People and Terms of Endearment. It falls short of those modern classics, but you'll probably still need Kleenex if you appreciate Kevin Kline's underrated dramatic skills. As the title suggests, Kline's project is a broad metaphor for repairing damaged lives from the foundation up. Playing an architect with terminal cancer, he gives an Oscar®-caliber performance, reaching out to his estranged, nihilistic son (future Star Wars star Hayden Christensen) and ex-wife (Kristin Scott-Thomas) as he wrecks and rebuilds the Malibu cliff-top home that contained his most painful memories. Director Irwin Winkler's flair with actors helps to minimize lapses in a script (by As Good As It Gets scribe Mark Andrus) that occasionally borders on maudlin. Overall, this is a fine reminder that Hollywood hasn't lost its soul to action and special effects. --Jeff Shannon
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