Harrison Ford stars in this movie as title character Henry, a high-powered lawyer, slowed unwittingly during a holdup when he goes in to get some cigarettes. Guess that will teach him not to smoke. In a bit of trivia, anyone know who plays the shooter? In one of the shorter roles in recent memory, it was the always entertaining John Leguizamo. But I digress.

After the shooting, Henry loses his memory, and finds that he is unable to speak, walk, or even recognize his wife or daughter. Only a high-spirited physical therapist (and an unknown love for Ritz crackers) helps Henry back to a semblance of a real life), but he finds quickly that he’s no longer suited for the fast-paced corporate lifestyle.

Along the way, he finds that his wife was unfaithful, he was unfaithful, his daughter wasn’t happy, and that the reason he liked Ritz was that he spent Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Ritz (Carlton) with his mistress. Now that he’s found a new life, he, his wife and his daughter find a slower path in life, and are happier for it, even if it is more of a struggle.

In fact, it’s a whole lot more of a struggle, and not just from a financial standpoint. Getting back any semblance of a life is going to mean adjusting to new things. For one, Henry can’t figure out why his firm was hiding information that would help someone win their lawsuit (it was because the firm was representing the other party), so naturally his “new” self helps the other person. In the end, he gets the information to the other person, which means he should be able to get a new trial, and perhaps win this time around.

Rated PG-13, it’s mostly for adult language, but there are some moments that deal with issues such as adultery and shootings that may not be appropriate, even for those over the age of 13. While a good movie, it also moves at a slow pace, so make sure you see this one when you’re not likely to drift off.

In another bit of trivia, this movie contains the first acting appearance – and one of the few, to this date – by J.J. Abrams, the creator of Alias and Lost. Look for him as the delivery boy (he also wrote the script).

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