Review of House of D (2004) by David H — 12 Apr 2005

Oh, I also saw HOUSE OF D last week, which actually comes out on Friday.

The film was written and directed by David Duchovny and starring his lovely wife Tea Leoni, along with Robin Williams, Erykah Badu, and Anton Yelchin (HEARTS IN ATLANTIS). Yelchin plays Tommy, Leoni's son, who befriends an inmate at the local House of Detention, played by Badu.

There are some nice moments in the film, but the dialogue is just all around bad. Duchovny should stick to acting, although I don't thiink he's too great at that, either. He should leave the acting to Leoni, while he stays and home and raises the kids. But anyway, Tommy's friend Pappas, played by Robin Williams, is a mentally challenged 40 year old. Williams isn't in top form, but is okay anyway.

I liked HOUSE OF D much more than anyone of the eight or so people I was with, and I didn't like it all that much, so it doesn't look like it's going to be a critical, or box office success on Duchovny's first outing. Maybe he'll be forced to stop writing. That works for me.