Synopsis
Respected lawyer, Henry Turner survives a convenience-store shooting only to find he has lost his memory, and has serious speech and mobility issues. After also losing his job—where he no longer 'fits in'—his loving wife and daughter give him all their love and support.
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Cast
- Harrison FordHenry Turner
- Annette BeningSarah Turner
- Bill NunnBradley, Physical Therapist
- Rebecca MillerLinda
- Bruce AltmanBruce, Henry's Partner
- Elizabeth WilsonJessica, Henry's Secretary
- Donald MoffatCharlie Cameron
- James RebhornDr. Sultan
- Robin BartlettPhyllis
- Michael HaleyCourt Clerk
Recommendations
- 80
Variety
A subtle emotional journey impeccably orchestrated by director Mike Nichols and acutely well acted, Regarding Henry has a back-to-basics message that’s bound to strike a responsive chord in the troubled aftermath of the 1980s. - 60
The New York Times
A good deal more tolerable than any such gimmick movie has a right to be. - 58
The A.V. Club
It’s more a misguided, though occasionally retch-worthy, mediocrity elevated by its cast—Bening, as always, is particularly strong—and Nichols’ fluid camerawork. Those elements at times make it seem like a better movie than it really is, but it doesn’t benefit from scrutiny or thought. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
It's so neat, so formula, so contrived, I was thinking about "The Graduate" instead of about characters I had spent two hours with. So, I suspect, was Nichols. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
The movie has a few jokes, but it could have used some of the canny, real-world logic that made Rain Man so convincing (and funny). - 40
Empire
Regarding Henry is ultimately just about bearable thanks to Ford's sheer presence and the occasional reminder, the first 20 minutes in particular, of what might and should have been. - 40
TV Guide Magazine
There's much amiss here, with a long catalog of contrived situations that make this film a tough act to swallow. - 40
Los Angeles Times
Regarding Henry is a breath of stale air, an unconvincing rehabilitation of 1960s values for a 1990s audience that is bound and determined to take the easy way out whenever possible. Which is really too bad, because there are signs along the way that this could have been a less manipulative, more genuine exploration of what really matters in life instead of the slick Hollywood shuffle it turned out to be.
