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I have been watching movies for 8 yrs or less now and didn't expect that it will happen to me.I like that Henry is a genius and a inventor plus that he thinks himself that he is a grown man even though he's just a 11 yr old kid and his Mom relies on him on every parent should do and Henry should have fun playing with his brother etc. SPOILER ALERT: I didn't expect to cry a f***ing lot even though I got spoiled, Seriously, I cried like a baby and i'm a grown man. I liked the characters so much and I really like the plot. The only bad thing is,it is too much focused on Henry ( the main character obv ) and I wasn't expecting that much action but I knew that there'll be an action but I just didn't expect that Henry ate the 1hr more or less of it but IT WAS WORTH IT ( to me ). I don't watch this type of genre a lot, but when I watched the trailer, it took my attention and been wanting to watch this since the trailer was released. My conclusion, I really liked IT even though like I said I don't watch this type of genre ( drama ) a lot. Now, Go watch it and see for yourself, If it was too cliché for you- I think you will still like it, but we all have different opinion. For me it is a GOOD MOVIE and one of my favorites this whole year of 2017.

I really enjoyed this movie. It was sad, but the acting was excellent as always with the main characters. I liked the point that was made about apathy being one of the worst things in the world. If you see something, say something. People need help and can't always get out of the situation themselves. As for why this doesn't get a 9/10, I don't appreciate the misinformation it tries to spread. Many non gun owners know nothing except what they see in movies. Unfortunately this movie only spreads more completely false info about guns, something Hollywood loves to do since most are rabidly anti-gun. 1. Suppressors are not "illegal for civilian use". You can buy them, but you have to fill out forms with the ATF, wait several months for a very long background check, pay an extra 200 dollars for the ATF fee, get your fingerprints taken at a jail or police station, get the chief law enforcement officer of your area to sign off and give you permission to own one, THEN pay for and pick up the actual suppressor months later. They are extremely EXTREMELY rarely ever used in crime. They don't make a gun silent, it is still as loud as a jackhammer. They simply deaden the sound some to make a gun less obnoxious and less dangerous for the shooter and those nearby. They aren't evil, they aren't some assassins tool like shown in the movies. Each individual suppressor is numbered and strict records are kept just as with actual firearms. In some countries, it is seen as rude to shoot your gun without a suppressor. They should be seen as something needed for hearing protection and noise reduction for shooting ranges, etc. Not some mythical assassin tool. 2. The gun store owner in the movie would never sell a gun to anyone without a background check. Gun store owners have to keep a FFL license with the ATF which has incredibly strict record keeping. One tiny mistake, and your license gets pulled and you might go to jail depending on the issue. I don't care how much you offer a FFL holder, they aren't going to sell you an illegal firearm. Out of the millions of FFL holders, this is an extremely rare occurrence. These people have to go through intense background checks, regular inspections by ATF agents where all gun serial numbers are compared to what is in inventory and what has been sold. One single missing gun and you lose your license forever. There is constant record keeping, special security at the place of business. The driver's license or state ID for each sale is kept on file, and the person's background is checked through the FBI for each and every sale. This movie makes it seem like you can go into any gun store and slap a couple extra hundreds down and get something "off the books". Nope. You will be told to leave immediately, you might even get a visit by the cops later just for asking. I see no reason why they showed this shady business going on at an actual gun store except to spread even more misinformation and hate towards gun owners and businesses. Criminals buy their guns illegally on the street the vast majority of the time, or they talk someone else into going through the background check and doing a "straw purchase" (which is very illegal). There's nothing wrong with being anti-gun, all gun owners ask is that you please get real info to form your opinion, not what you learn in a Hollywood movie.

Movies are written for the public, not to impress critics. How the average critic thinks of a movie is rather predictable. They don't like things that tend to manipulate or play on your emotions for sympathy. They don't seem to like precocious kids or child prodigies. They don't like plots that stray too much into "overdone" or less than believable If this is how YOU judge your movies, you probably should stay away. I am not a typical critic, or even a critic at all if such an official capacity exists. OTOH, TODAY, ANYONE who has an opinion is a self proclaimed critic and some unfortunately, actually get paid to trash movies for the rest of the people who cant seem to come up with their OWN thoughts. THIS IS MY OPINION! Nothing more, nothing less. I have seen the movie twice (so far); both paid admissions. I don't see things a second time if I don't enjoy them or at least feel that I may have misjudged them the first time. I enjoyed it BOTH times. What I can speak to is that the acting is "solid". GREAT performances from the main actors in the movie. Naomi Watts is a versatile actress who can handle a variety of rolls and do it very well. This one is no exception. The 2 main child actors are equally excellent in their rolls. I would say that Jaeden Lieberher (as Henry) is the best child performance I have seen so far this year. Jacob Tremblay (as peter) is "spot on" with his performance. There seems to be a chemistry between the 2 boys when it comes to playing brothers. Interestingly enough both boys have previously worked with Naomi Watts; so the Chemistry seems genuine as mother and sons. The plot deals with how we deal with abuse and how we deal with loss. Some parts of the plot which stretch believably, are exaggerated to show how one deals with a moral dilemma. What seems to be going astray, ends up with characters "doing the right thing". I will admit that I felt a bit uncomfortable about the direction the plot was going, but in the end, I see how something conceived in a child's mind ended being carried out in a better way. As with many movies, the plot worked itself out, but it did so in a way that stuck to good moral ( and more lawful) decisions. I was curious. I asked a theater employee what the general feeling was from those who saw the movie. For the most part it was favorable. Judging from sites like Metacritic, it shows a serious gap from how critics feel and how the public feels. CRITICS today GIVE US an opinion based on some notions that THEY have, then try to shove down our throats. They tell us how we are supposed to feel about it and react to it. I PREFER TO THINK FOR MYSELF, not let others think for me. Again what I share is MY OPINION, I feel it is well acted and overall it is well intention-ed. YES it will invoke tears. It may come off as unbelievable at times. IT's A MOVIE. I liked it and that is that.

This movie was by no means destined to be a masterwork, but coming from Colin Trevorrow who dawned the indie drama 'Safety Not Guaranteed' and the summer blockbuster 'Jurassic World', this film should have been at least competent. The Book of Henry, unfortunately, is anything but competent. Exercising through absurd tonal shifts and abrupt changes in styles, this movie has absolutely no clue of what kind of movie it is trying to be. Is it a comedy? Is it a drama? Is it a thriller? Based on the two-decades-shelved screenplay by Gregg Hurwitz, it appears as if the film is trying to balance all of these genres at one time, but fails miserably and transpires into a hot mess. And that is not even including how overtly contrived it gets. Balancing a suspense thriller with raw emotions and family dynamics is a wildly tricky task to pull off. But one thing is for sure, it is better than make something simplistic and succeed than attempt something ambitious and fail horribly. This film follows Henry Carpenter (played by Jaeden Lieberher), an unusually gifted 11-year old boy with an IQ of a grown adult who spends his time organizing papers and paying the bills, while his mother (played by Naomi Watts) is the child at heart who sits on the couch playing video games and drinking with her friend Sheila (played by Sarah Silverman). What her job? Working as a waitress at a local restaurant. Standing by his side is his little brother Peter (played by Jacob Tremblay) who he fights to protect against bullies at school. One day, the family is greeted by a young girl named Christina (played by Maddie Ziegler) and her stepfather Glenn who move in next door. Upon discovering Glenn abusing her, Henry formulates a plan to kill him. Yep, that's right! The title character believes that assassinating the man in next door is a more wholesome plan than rather capturing evidence of his abusive behavior and showing to the police. Nonetheless, this is just the very beginning of what is wrong with this picture. This movie showcases an eccentric blend of suspense, domestic abuse, and coming to terms with a family tragedy; and seems to have no idea on how to balance these without throwing logic out the window. Tonally all over the place and contrived in exhibiting emotional resonance, the story opens us as a kind-hearted family- type drama as it explores the lives of the title character and his family before shifting into a gloomy tear-jerker when a character is diagnosed with a serious illness. The final third is when the plot finally gains real momentum as the family decides to execute their plan, and that is when the story attempts the absurd task of suddenly establishing itself as a suspenseful spy thriller, but eventually goes off the rails in terms of plausibility that it fails to provide a good suspension of disbelief. Seriously, does this mother actually approve of following her son's plan on going to dangerous lengths to take care of a man who happens to be abusing her daughter? Performance wise, the cast is fine and the relationship between Henry and Peter is both cute and heartwarming, these aspects are just a little strands of gold buried underneath the ineptitude of the film's script. The Book of Henry is an overtly contrived picture that tries way too hard to be ambitious it quickly loses track of how horribly misguided it is. The film holds the capacity of leaving viewers wiping away tears which would be far more acceptable if it wasn't so ham-fisted. Sadly, that is not the case here. There's no doubt this will reach the appeal of soft-hearted moviegoers, but for everyone else, this is almost destined to leave them scratching their heads.

I will NOT discuss how this story unfolds. Our main protagonist, Henry, is an 11 year old genius. He is almost too smart to be believed but, being rather smart myself, I have spent lots of time around smart people, even when I was growing up, and I can tell you from first hand experience that there are kids like Henry out there. Sadly they are rare. Our second protagonist, Henry's mother, cares deeply about her two sons. She is a single mother, and that's relevant to the plot. We are never told how she came to be a single mother, but that is unimportant. Being such a good mother she has imbued Henry and his younger brother with a sense of decency and responsibility, and Henry uses his genius in his own unique ways. It's a delight to watch. When I was his age I did a number of the same things, but clearly he is way beyond where I was at 11 years old. The story takes off when we find out that Henry has figured out, correctly, that the girl next door, a classmate of his, is being abused by her step father, and Henry sets out to stop it. Henry is driven by a powerful sense of injustice about what is happening to the girl, something I understand well. I know this because I was a severely abused child myself. My own mother was "less than ideal", but there were other adults in my childhood who were there for me so my life has turned out well in spite of my mother. But because of my background I know the rage at betrayal which Henry feels, and I know his determination to set things right. As the story unfolds we see his determination to end the girl's abuse, and the story beautifully lays out for us the reasons why it goes in the direction it does. This is an intelligent, carefully crafted, nearly flawless story. I urge you to go see it. For me it is one of the best movies ever.