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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: The combination of placid technique and Wilson's amiable, offhanded approach to a sketchily drawn character leads to a dissolution of dramatic interest around the midpoint. Read more
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: Tell him to go away. Read more
Nathan Rabin, AV Club: The Lord may work in mysterious ways, but the filmmakers behind sensitive, life-affirming indie dramas about brooding young men stumbling towards redemption are an awfully predictable lot. Read more
Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic: A snarky film filled with messages about faith? You better believe it. Read more
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: Henry too often seems like a suffering cipher rather than a real guy with real problems. Read more
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: Some touching moments, but too blandly inspirational. Read more
Cary Darling, Dallas Morning News: Read more
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: Henry Poole never quite approaches the ecstatic. Read more
Tom Long, Detroit News: Henry Poole is Here is one of those average guy-miracle stories that are supposed to make you feel good, but instead it just makes you feel used, and used rather badly. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Gooey, ponderous, and maudlin. It's less a tale of religious rebirth than a faith-based Hallmark card. Read more
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Jason Anderson, Globe and Mail: The further the characters venture into the mystic, the more the movie itself seems to dissipate. Read more
Rafer Guzman, Newsday: For a mildly quirky comedy-drama, Henry Poole Is Here has some surprising philosophical heft. Read more
Linda Stasi, New York Post: If you're a sucker for a New Age-meets-old-time-religion tale and you have nothing else to do this weekend, then this one's for you. Everyone else should stay home. Read more
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Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Henry Poole may be cynical, but Pellington never allows his movie to be. Read more
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: Pleasant, if insubstantial. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: A spiritual movie with the power to emotionally touch believers, agnostics and atheists -- in that descending order, I suspect. It doesn't say that religious beliefs are real. It simply says that belief is real. And it's a warm-hearted love story. Read more
Reyhan Harmanci, San Francisco Chronicle: Although the ending is unsurprising, Henry Poole remains an interesting character. Read more
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Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Henry Poole works hard to convert us, even pulling out quotes from Noam Chomsky, but it feels a little too much like a bumper sticker. Read more
Bruce Demara, Toronto Star: Thanks to Wilson's sympathetic performance and Pellington's restraint, Henry Poole is Here may just succeed in warming hearts and lifting spirits. Read more
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Robert Koehler, Variety: Pic's tendency to lecture on the power of faith and religion and on the demerits of science seems to assume an almost childlike audience that needs to be spoon-fed Pablum. Read more
Philip Kennicott, Washington Post: A few smart turns in a forest of stupid doesn't make a film smart. Read more