House of D

David Duchovny's writer's debut

This is Tommy's story. Tommy who ran away to France when he was just thirteen years old. The reason it is told is when his own son turns thirteen and he somehow feels guilty about his family not knowing about his life.

Tommy (Anton Yelchin/David Duchovny) could have a better life when he is twelve years old but he stays optimistic. Working as a meat delivery boy with his forty one year old mentally damaged best friend Pappass (Robin Williams) after school he always comes home to a Mum (Téa Leoni) taking pills all day. He counts them to know if she still is on a healthy dose. He cares for her and reminds her from time to time that his Dad was not a bad man and "just" died from cancer years before. He also reminds Pappass' father that he has a good son who's mother not killer herself because of the kid but ran into a car because of him. Tommy is much to grown up for his age but he needs an advice sometimes.

And one evening infront of the women's jail he gets one from an inmate he talks to - to just go out on a dance with the girl he likes. But from that moment on his life goes down the pan and in the end all that's left is to leave from all that was his life for thirteen years.

"House of D" is David Duchovny's first "self made" movie. He wrote, directed and stared in it - and hell did he good! Understandable that he freaked out about some bad critic by Richard Roeper lately because the movie deserves awards, not boos!

It is, I would call it, an optimistic drama, and those are rare nowadays. I'm impressed about Duchovny's work here and can only really recommend it. It has everything a great movie needs plus a super cast! Thumbs up for that piece of work! *taking a bow*

House of D - Released May 2004