Luke Wilson plays a lonely, hopeless soul in this indie drama.

The indie drama Henry Poole Is Here tells the story of a lonely, hopeless soul ( Luke Wilson) who retreats to a newly bought house in the neighborhood where he grew up, only to see his planned solitude intruded upon by neighbors and strangers who believe a water stain on his house is the image of Jesus. Director Mark Pellington's personal trauma of losing his wife and subsequently rediscovering a sense of purpose motivated him to make this achingly sincere faith tale -- leavened somewhat by occasional quirks of humor early on -- but the dearth of honest characterization in Albert Torres' script lends the whole exercise a shallow impatience with the storm before the calm.