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Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: There's a prefab construction to Life as a House that prevents it from acquiring the emotional solidness it needs to stand out. Read more
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: Often makes for a compelling comedy-drama about family ties. It's only when the cancer takes center stage that the movie feels like a wash. Read more
Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: What emerges onscreen resembles an earnest, plodding essay more than a haunting visual poem. Read more
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: Like George's house, if not his life, it's built well and full of heart. Read more
Stephen Holden, New York Times: It doesn't trust the audience enough to keep from laying on the schmaltz. Read more
Kevin Maynard, Mr. Showbiz: By-the-numbers, ailment-of-the-week fodder dressed up with a classy cast. Read more
Gene Seymour, Newsday: A slick, gold-streaked machine custom-designed to squeeze tears from the unwary. Read more
Eli Sanders, Seattle Times: Life as a House reaches easily past all your intellectual and emotional barriers, back into that spot behind your heart, where the levers that release tears are stored. Read more
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Life as a House may be too predictable, too familiar, but what's fresh here is the unwavering humanity demonstrated by the ensemble cast. Read more
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: A heart-warming, involving experience. Read more
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: Highly polished and impressive in every way except that it has a synthetic heart and mush for brains. Read more
Paul Tatara, CNN.com: Life as a House is beautifully shot, by legendary cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, but let's get metaphorical again: a nice paint job is no substitute for a solid foundation. Read more
Steven Rosen, Denver Post: House may suffer from excessive and unnecessary ornamentation, but its foundation -- Kline's performance -- is solid and strong. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: No worse than any disease-of-the-week TV movie, and no more moralistic than any Lifetime drama. But it's no better, either, and it ought to be. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Gauged strictly by the gag-factor, a more honest title might be Life as a Basement Apartment with Bad Light and a Dank Smell. Read more
Rex Reed, New York Observer: The resolutions are too pat, the characters too predictable, the situations too contrived to sustain even the most desperate desires for family entertainment. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The movie gets us to feel about the characters, their relationships, and their circumstances, and that goes a long way towards allowing us to forgive the screenplays' occasional mis-steps and wrong turns. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Has much heart and not enough brain. Read more
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: For a movie that's all about embracing life wholeheartedly, Life as a House sure does a good job of keeping its actors in check. Read more
Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle: May satisfy those who like their movies to offer life lessons and provide role models. Read more
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: Casting here is very good, and it's what moves this tearjerker from the reject bin to the front racks. Read more
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: So feel-sniffly-good it could make you revisit lunch. Read more