Life as a House

This film appealed to me because I like stories about houses. The house represents a dilapidated life that needs to be ripped down and built anew, this time into something glorious. It is a touching film with incredible character portrayals by the actors. Kevin Kline excels in this role, and Hayden Christenden, in his pre-Star Wars days, looks as gorgeous as ever. You know, people don't ever rave about Mary Steenburgen, but she pops up in a lot of movies and plays the quirkiest, most lovable characters. A poignant, yet funny movie, with a great father/son relationship storyline. Goes in my top 20 films of all time.