Watching the film, Henry Poole Is Here, is like seeing a miracle.  It is hard to believe that present day Hollywood made a movie without cheapo sex, violence, vulgarity, and disrespect, while containing a positive, inspiring message.  But they did.  Way to go, Hollywood!  This is one of the few movies in recent years that I, as a Christian, can support.

Henry Poole Is Here is about a depressed, hurt, and angry man who moves into a California neighborhood.  Despite his rudeness and rejection, some of his neighbors continually reach out to him with kindness.

One neighbor insists that she can see the face of Jesus Christ in a stain on the side of his house.  She begins to tell other people about it and miracles begin to happen.

Henry is a hard-core skeptic who is dying of a mysterious disease and will not acknowledge or accept the miracles.  He works hard to deny and explain away the facts that a mute girl next door suddenly begins to talk and a young woman with terrible eye sight can suddenly see perfectly.  Yet, the joy in the neighborhood begins to impact Henry in a positive.

Henry struggles with asking for a miracle for himself, but he won't let go of his skepticism.  In anger, he finally lashes out against people's hope and destroys what seems to be the source of the miracles.  The surprise ending, even amazes Henry, himself.