And it has an amazing cast

Director Mark Pellington first came across the script for Henry Poole Is Here back in 2003. Although he was touched by the story about a dying man who returns to his hometown for solace, he passed on the project. A year later, he changed his mind.

A not-so-convincing character study gets bogged down, failing to succeed in either of its goals--as compelling drama or to give spiritual enlightenment.

As yet another underdog/family flick that tugs mercilessly at our heart strings, Dreamer just doesn’t offer anything new and exciting in this well-worn genre.

The box office preview of the weekend beginning Jan. 25 The Count of Monte Cristo Kevin Reynolds Guy Pearce Richard Gere The Mothman Prophecies mandy Moore Shane West A Walk to Remember Sean Penn Michelle Pfieffer I Am Sam Steve Oedekerk Kung Pow: Enter the Fist Orange County Jack Black Colin Hanks The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Peter Jackson Black Hawk Down Ridley Scott Josh Hartnett Tom Sizemore Jerry Bruckheimer Ocean's Eleven Steven Soderbergh A Beautiful Mi

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 22, 2000 -- "Evolution" is starting to evolve. Julianne Moore and Orlando Jones are in the final stages of negotiations to appear in the Ivan Reitman comedy with David Duchovny, Daily Variety reports. Seann William Scott ("Road Trip") also has signed up to appear in the film about a group of misfits who encounter an alien organism that lands in the New Mexico desert. GERE UP: Richard Gere and "Arlington Road" director Mark Pellington have committed to "The Mothman Prophecies,"

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 3, 2000 -- Hollywood should finally have something to scream about at the box office this weekend thanks to "Scream 3." "This weekend there's going to be 'Scream' -- and then everything else," observed one distribution executive. After two consecutive weekends where all it took was a single-digit gross to top the chart, Hollywood is gearing up for some big numbers. Soaring ticket sales are anticipated as Dimension Films -- Miramax's genre label -- launches the third a