
Juggling a job as a waitress and raising two boys on her own--little Peter, and the 11-year-old child prodigy, Henry--the single mother, Susan Carpenter, has a somewhat chaotic life, depending on Henry to manage the household's finances. However, things will take an unexpected turn, when Henry's innocent crush on the beautiful girl next door and hopeful ballet dancer, Christina, unveils a cruel and shocking revelation, dragging Susan in the middle of a dark conspiracy. Will t... (Full plot summary below)
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Juggling a job as a waitress and raising two boys on her own--little Peter, and the 11-year-old child prodigy, Henry--the single mother, Susan Carpenter, has a somewhat chaotic life, depending on Henry to manage the household's finances. However, things will take an unexpected turn, when Henry's innocent crush on the beautiful girl next door and hopeful ballet dancer, Christina, unveils a cruel and shocking revelation, dragging Susan in the middle of a dark conspiracy. Will the Carpenters take the law into their own hands; moreover, what's written inside Henry's little red book?
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| The Young FolksEli FineThe Book of Henry is phenomenal. To rate it as anything other than 10/10 would be to ignore its transcendence of the good/bad movie binary. It is a perfect example of what it is. Go see it with your whole family immediately. |
| The Young FolksElazar FineThe Book of Henry is phenomenal. To rate it as anything other than 10/10 would be to ignore its transcendence of the good/bad movie binary. It is a perfect example of what it is. Go see it with your whole family immediately. |
| SassyMamaInLACourtney HowardThe Book Of Henry feels like a piss-poor beach read, rather than something worth reading into. |
| World of ReelJordan RuimyA sentimental, misguided, confused and jumbled mess of a movie. A horrid mix of genres that never adds up. |
| New York ObserverJoshua DudleyThe Book of Henry is a wildly imaginative film with a lot of shifting parts, and an absolutely huge heart. A film this original deserves to be seen and felt. |
| Movie MomNell MinowCrosses the line from syrupy to smarmy, and where it wanted to be endearing, it was annoying, and then infuriating. |
| Toronto StarBruce DemaraIt's a darker, far less conventional story with a few plot turns that confound expectations. It's also well-acted, suspenseful and ultimately satisfying. |
| New York TimesManohla DargisA weepie, a thriller, a tragedy, a sub-Spielbergian pastiche, The Book of Henry is mostly a tedious mess. |
| Silver Screen RiotMatt OakesA tricksy page-turner, one that clubs you upside the head with eye-popping twists and heartrending turns at the expense of emotional earnestness. |
| The Film StageDan SchindelWatching The Book of Henry feels like being gaslit. |