The Book of Henry

Name: The Book of Henry
Released: 2017-6-16
Cast: Naomi Watts, Jacob Tremblay, Jaeden Lieberher, Dean Norris, Lee Pace

The Book of Henry

PG-13
1h 44m
2017

22%

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Naomi Watts stars as Susan, a single mother of two, working as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry (Jaeden Lieberher), is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances but acts as emotional support for his mother and younger brother (Jacob Tremblay). When Henry discovers that the girl next door has a terrible secret, he implores Susan to take matters into her own hands in this imaginative and emotional drama from director Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World).

Director:

Colin Trevorrow

Producer:

Carla Hacken, Jenette Kahn, Sidney Kimmel, Adam Richman

Writer:

Gregg Hurwitz

Cast:

Naomi Watts, Jacob Tremblay, Jaeden Lieberher, Dean Norris, Lee Pace, Sarah Silverman, Maddie Ziegler, Bobby Moynihan

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Filming THE BOOK OF HENRY

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THE BOOK OF HENRY: The Cast

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Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

22%

Critics Consensus: The Book of Henry deserves a few points for ambition, but its tonal juggling act -- and a deeply maudlin twist -- may leave viewers gaping in disbelief rather than choking back tears.

Reviews

KCCI (Des Moines, IA)

Damond Fudge

I do agree that things could've been handled with a little more subtlety, grace or tact...but even so, the end result was satisfying to me.

The truth is, while I don't think I can quite recommend the film, I appreciated its attempt to try something slightly insane, to take turns that most mainstream movies don't dare.

Watts throws herself into the project, much like a first responder to an emergency.

The few pleasures within The Book of Henry come from the ever-present feeling that at any moment something grandly idiotic could occur out of the blue. On this front the film absolutely delivers.

Overall, The Book of Henry is confusing and so poorly executed, that not even its talented cast can save it.

November 12, 2019

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