LIFE AS A HOUSE

4/5
chris klein, hayden kristensen, jena malone, kristen scott thomas

i can't remember if i've already reviewed this film, but even if i have i think it's worth a second mention. the film centres on george (klein) in his attempts at not only building a house, but also building (or rebuilding) himself and those around him. after being laid off from work and being diagnosed with cancer, george sets out to fulfill his life long dream of building a house, a house he'd be proud to give to sam (christensen), his son.

the only problem is though, sam doesn't want anything to do with him. furthermore, george's ex-wife robin (thomas) has become disenchnated with sam as well as hostile towards george. it's just onebig happy family.

but george forces sam to help him work on the house during the summer, and it is during this time that sam and george rekindle their relationship. not only that, the relationships of all the characters take a turn for the better as a result of george taking charge of his life and building the house.

all actors did an awesome job, apart fom jena malone who i thought was a little bland. kudos expecially to kirsten scott thomas whose subtle expression convey so much emotion.

this film is a real tear jerker and i love it. its about following your dream and finding what you want. go see it, and you'll know what i mean.

-LOki