Henry Poole Is Here (2008)
A nondescript dude gets diagnosed with some vague disease and decides to move back to the neighborhood of his youth to die in peace, but there's no peace to be had because Stucco Jesus has taken up residence on the exterior of his house.
It's a really weird movie with warring vibes. There are capital-c Characters for neighbors, an emotionally damaged little girl next-door, and Luke Wilson playing Henry as a cross between Tom Hanks' loser/hero in Joe vs. the Volcano and Nicolas Cage's self-destructive drunk in Leaving Las Vegas -- a very strange combo.
It's not altogether a miss, but darn near enough.
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