henry poole is here

Director: mark pellington

Actor: luke wilson,radha mitchell,george lopez,adriana barraza

Data Published: Fri Aug 15 2008

Genres: Comedy,Drama

Key Words: cleaning,neighbor,stain,neighborhood,house

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1029120/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Poole_Is_Here

Description: Henry Poole Is Here is a movie starring Luke Wilson, Radha Mitchell, and George Lopez. Henry Poole moves in to a house in his old neighborhood, to spend what he believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a "miracle" by...

Plot: Having been diagnosed as terminally ill, Henry Poole purchases a tract house in his hometown, a working class suburb of Los Angeles, and awaits the inevitable, fortified with whiskey and frozen pizza. His peaceful solitude and self-imposed exile are disrupted by his meddling neighbor Esperanza Martinez, who insists she sees the face of Christ embedded in the stucco wall of his home and is convinced the image has miraculous powers when it begins to exude drops of blood. Before long, she is leading pilgrimages to his backyard and inviting Father Salazar from the local parish to bless the supposedly sacrosanct blemish. To Henry the image is a water stain. In addition to dealing with Esperanza, Henry finds himself interacting with Dawn and her taciturn six-year-old daughter Millie, who hasn't spoken a word since her father abandoned the family a year earlier. Dawn becomes convinced of the image's healing powers when Millie begins to talk after touching it. Another disciple is supermarket cashier Patience, who wears thick glasses and discovers her vision is perfect after she too comes in contact with the stain. Disbelieving and frustrated by the faithful who have gathered at his home, Henry destroys the image with a sledgehammer. In the process he weakens the structure and a corner of the house collapses on him. At the hospital, he is greeted by Esperanza, Dawn and a talking Millie and is startled to learn the truth: he is no longer ill. He finds himself ready to accept hope and belief and even the possibility of miracles.