mpstebbins Rarely do I watch a movie that makes me laugh, cry (three times), smile, as well as makes my heart race in anticipation over the course of two hours. "The Book of Henry" stuck with me a long time after the credits rolled. The story flows beautifully, the acting is superb, you feel the love, the heartbreak, and the nervousness throughout the film. We need more movies out there like this that make us FEEL. Isn't that why we watch movies? To feel something, be entertained, and escape from our world for a short time. I was totally engrossed from start to finish. The core message is one that stays with you for a long time, good triumphs over evil, and there is hope in the world. I would highly, highly recommend seeing this film. You will not regret it if you give a chance and let yourself take in the feelings!

jtindahouse I have a soft spot for films that bring emotion out of me. Sometimes I think I give films too much credit for doing this (basically if I cry then I deem it a good film). But at the end of the day isn't that what films set out to do, bring emotion out of their audience? Of course it doesn't always have to be sadness, but sadness is probably the easiest one to notice and remember. 'The Book of Henry' is a very sad film in multiple spots. It knows how to tug at your heart-strings and does so repeatedly. But there's more to it than that.The key to pulling off a movie like this is to sell the characters. The three main characters (the mother and her two sons) are all very strong characters. They are loveable and you are rooting for them right from the beginning. The other characters do suffer a little bit with a lack of screen time and little effort put into letting the audience get to know their side of the story. The film takes a solid 50 minutes really just setting up the characters and putting the predicament they will face into place. This is partly why the film is so strong, but it does also leave the second half of the film feeling a little rushed and ending quite abruptly.It also gets a little odd at one point towards the end with the road these characters appear to be choosing to go down. I kept thinking to myself that surely this isn't the way things are going to go down. It finds a nice way to dodge around this though and things play out in a more reasonable manner. I really enjoyed 'The Book of Henry' and while it certainly is not without its faults, I think it is definitely worth a watch. Bring the tissues though.

Gre da Vid Naomi Watts is a suburb actress and she delivers a good performance in this film as well. The story is carried, however, by Jaeden Lieberher who, as an extremely intelligent child, tries, but fails, while he is alive, to put away a next door neighbor who abuses his stepdaughter. Unfortunately, it takes his death for an effort to take place to put an end to this abuse. An interesting story well worth your time.

jyuktirat This Movie will make you feel all the emotions with the characters. Overall, good movie.