Storyline Edit. Henry is a lawyer who survives a shooting only to find he can't remember anything. As if that weren't enough, he also has to recover his speech and mobility, in a life he no longer fits into. Fortunately, he has a loving wife and daughter to help him. His life was based on power, success, and ruthlessness. Until a bullet made him think again. Did you know Edit. Trivia Harrison Ford nearly turned down the role of Henry because the character was a trial lawyer.
He had just played one in " Presumed Innocent ," and was afraid of being typecast. He took the role when he realized that Henry would only be functioning as a lawyer for the first ten minutes of the film. Goofs When Henry's secretary pours his coffee the first time he comes back to the office, she tells him to say "when" and start pouring the milk. It immediately comes to the top but she continues to pour. Next you see a close-up of the cup with her pouring even more in the cup but it's not at the top.
Quotes [comforting his daughter on her first day of boarding school] Henry : One of the things I do remember is my first day at school. Henry : I don't. User reviews Review. Top review. A feel-good film, great cast, touching story. I keep reading about how "sappy" and "predictable" this film is. This is true, so I will tell you now, if you hate those types of films then this is not the film for you. But if you miss seeing movies that you waited for the happy ending you knew was coming, then you will not be disappointed.
There are so many movies that don't end so happily nowadays, but remembering the times with movies that had a character who had to learn a lesson but got something more in the end eg. I highly recommend it, the acting is fantastic, the story is touching, and knowing what it's like to go through hard times my own dad had to go through some rehabilitation then this movie hits it home.
I suggest it if you agree with the points above, but it's not for everyone. But with the directness of a child he values honesty and loyalty, two qualities the old Henry was not familiar with. There is possibly a good movie to be found somewhere within this story, but Mike Nichols has not found it in "Regarding Henry.
Genuine issues - such as the family's economic insecurity and the wife's reaction to the end of her days in a gilded cage - are glossed over. But there is time for a soap opera subplot about office affairs, and lots of time for Henry to confront the dishonesty in his old law firm. For much of the film, Henry is an attractive, likeable, simple-minded and childlike character. But exactly how simple-minded? The movie seems to treat his mental acuity as a matter of convenience; he is childlike enough to say embarrassing things in public, but clever enough to know what's really going on, and to outsmart his old law colleagues.
A pattern emerges: We begin to notice, after awhile, that in any given scene Henry will possess the necessary mental development to deliver the punch line.
He isn't a character, he's an act. The wife and daughter are his props. Parts of Bening's character seem to have been lopped away in the editing, so that she asks questions that are never answered.
Try to follow, if you can, her thoughts about her family's financial situation, as Henry eventually loses his income and the family moves to a smaller but by no means shabby home.
There are all sorts of little scenes scattered through the movie that seem intended to make the financial situation into an important subplot, but there's never a payoff. It's dropped. Ask yourself, too, exactly what goes on in the physical life between husband and wife, and you'll find another thread that's hard to untangle. A little easy romance glosses over what should have been scenes of awkward rediscovery. Bening and Ford work hard during their more intimate scenes together, but they haven't been given the dialogue of truth and tentative exploration that they need to work with.
The screenplay by Jeffrey Abrams , in fact, constantly goes for the laugh over the possible reality. Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Ratings. Play Sound. Please enter your birth date to watch this video:. January February March April May June July August September October November December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Enter.
Regarding Henry. Summary: Henry Harrison Ford is a lawyer who survives a shooting only to find he has lost his memory. As if that weren't enough, Henry also has to recover his speech and mobility, in a life he no longer fits into. Fortunately, Henry has a loving wife Annette Bening , daughter, and an especially enthusiastic physical therapist to help him. Director: Mike Nichols. Genre s : Drama , Romance. Rating: PG Runtime: min.
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