In the premise of a grouch who can't ditch
the local holy rollers, there's an opportunity here for a very funny farce or a comedy - drama in the vein of Capra or Sturges, but director Mark Pellington leans toward the maudlin, trite and sentimental when Henry meets his other neighbors: six - year - old mute Millie (adorable Morgan Lily) and her divorcée mother Dawn (radiant Radha Mitchell).