Review of The Book of Henry (2017) by Justin Chang for Los Angeles Times — 14 Jun 2017
At no point do the filmmakers seem to evince any real interest in the emotional misery they inflict on their characters; trauma here is just the quickest means to an uplifting end, or in this case, a montage’s worth of wretched epiphanies.
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This review of The Book of Henry (2017) was written by Justin Chang and published by Los Angeles Times on 14 Jun 2017.
The Book of Henry has generally received mixed reviews.
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