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Movie viewers searching for a break away from the traditional shallow and sleazy action in movies would find Regarding Henry to be not only inspirational, but also biblical in its approach: leaning towards a theme equivalent to what the bible teaches about a man profiting much but at the risk of losing his soul. Some may label this film to be shallow and predictable and according to "film industry standards," this observation may very well be valid; however, movie watchers like me look for a deeper meaning in movies where the main character is brought from pride to humility. Always trying to be politically correct by evaluating movies according the requirements of their genre can often times rob the deeper meaning to movies such as Regarding Henry. It may very well seem obvious and typical that a movie director would not allow his main character to remain in such a feeble state such as Harrison Ford, the main character in this movie, found himself to be in. But not only did Mike Nichols, the director, not leave Henry in such a state, he made this character to embrace a new life in such a way that his audience could reflect on their own life and reconsider that family, character, integrity, and being an honest human being are some of the most important aspects of life.