Life as a House

Kevin Kline is dying from cancer and decides to spend his last days renovating his old home with his estranged son Hayden Christensen in the hope the two can bond before his death and he can be reconciled with Kristin Scott Thomas, his ex-wife., George Monroe is sacked and diagnosed with cancer on the same day. But he fights back to spend his last few months turning the shack at the end of his garden into a dream home, alongside his chin-pierced son Sam. Emotional drama., Kevin Kline stars as George, a down-on-his-luck architect in this tearjerker from Irwin Winkler (At First Sight, Guilty By Suspicion). A disdainful local character who draws disapproval from the community, particularly his neighbor played by Mary Steenburgen, George sets out to change his life after suddenly losing his longtime job and discovering he’s terminally ill (he has cancer). Attempting to reconnect with his estranged and troubled son, Sam (Hayden Christiansen), George endeavors to spend the summer they have together building his dream home by the sea. The laborious process leads to the rebuilding of dissipated relationships, the birth of new ones, and all-around healing., Kevin Kline gives an effective performance in this bittersweet drama as a terminally ill man who tries to shore up the world around him before he dies by reconnecting with his estranged son and making peace with his ex-wife (Kristin Scott Thomas), all while building the home of his dreams. Hayden Christensen, Jena Malone, Mary Steenburgen, Jamey Sheridan, Scott Bakula.