The Book of Henry
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"With instructions from her genius son's carefully crafted notebook, a single mother sets out to rescue a young girl from the hands of her abusive stepfather."
I couldn't put my finger on it. I liked the story, the characters and the idea. It's like there was a bunch of great pieces but how they were put together seemed clumsy. There was a scene where the mom grabs a ukulele and sings that was awkward at best. But I liked the movie. I especially liked the character Henry. Jaeden Lieberher does an excellent job portraying this kid. It's what holds the movie together. Naomi Watts played the mom great except the bit about the mom being addicted to video games while the kid traded stocks was a bit extreme. Either one in one family would be OK but both the kid be so adult and the mom being so childish seemed hard to take. Anyway I'd still recommend seeing it. Just go with it and you'll like it.