Review of Henry Poole Is Here (2008) by Stephen Holden for New York Times — 17 Aug 2008
The film's spiritual deck is stacked. In the mawkish tradition of movies like "Simon Birch," "Wide Awake," "August Rush" and "Hearts in Atlantis," Henry Poole Is Here is insufferable hokum that takes itself very, very seriously.
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This review of Henry Poole Is Here (2008) was written by Stephen Holden and published by New York Times on 17 Aug 2008.
Henry Poole Is Here has generally received mixed reviews.
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