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Reviews. Life As A House. 128 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2001. Roger Ebert. October 26, 2001. 4 min read. “Life as a House” has much heart and not enough brain, and to the degree that you can put your centers of higher intelligence on hold, it works as a tragicomic weeper.
George gets fired from his hated architectural job. He's dying from cancer and decides to tear down his shack to build his dream house. He has a combative relationship with his next door neighbor Colleen Beck (Mary Steenburgen). Her daughter Alyssa (Jena Malone) is Sam's schoolmate and she likes Sam.
Nov 7, 2001 · This movie has reminded me of the 1982 film "On Golden Pond," the film stars Kevin Kline in an Oscar calibur performance tells the story of an man who lost his passion for his family until he learned that he's dying and began to rebuilt his broken down shalf with the help of his rebellious son.
Mar 13, 2002 · Irwin Winkler's tearjerker about one man's mid-life crisis is an unbelievably insidious film about the necessities of tough-love, hard work and fitting in.
Shaping an entire story around one potent metaphysical metaphor, "Life as a House" overcomes many contrived and manipulative plot elements to prevail as a genuinely moving fable about a man building his dream house as he's dying of cancer.
When George loses his job and learns that he’s dying on the same day, he decides that the time has finally come to build that house. With only months to live, it’s his last chance to make something of himself, and he starts by forcing Sam to spend the summer helping him.
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Life as a House is a 2001 American drama film produced and directed by Irwin Winkler. The screenplay by Mark Andrus focuses on a man who is anxious to repair his relationship with his ex-wife and teenage son after he is diagnosed with terminal cancer .
