Book of Love

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Movie Info

A teenager (Gregory Smith) befriends a happily married couple (Frances O'Connor, Simon Baker), then has an amorous encounter with the man's wife.

Rating:

R
Genre:

drama, comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Alan Brown
Producer:

Robert Ahrens
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 23, 2017
Runtime:

1h 23m
Production Co:

Banner Entertainment

Cast & Crew

Frances O'Connor
Elaine Walker

Simon Baker
David Walker

Gregory Smith
Chet Becker

Bryce Dallas Howard
Heather

Joanna P. Adler
Melissa

Sabrina Grdevich
Lilian

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Critic Reviews for Book of Love

All Critics (4) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (3)

Wait: When you sleep with a teenager that could have an impact on your marriage?

May 15, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
Upsetting and bleak; a meditative exercise in ice cream, marital infidelity, DisneyWorld, statutory rape, and the Khmer Rouge.

April 9, 2004 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…

Jon Popick
Planet S Magazine
So thick with a contrived laughability that your only recourse is to start believing that you're watching a comedy.

February 18, 2004 | Rating: 0.5/4 | Full Review…

Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com
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February 18, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/4

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Audience Reviews for Book of Love

Aug 08, 2010

Good actors stuck in a clunky disjointed mess of a movie. You never really understand who these people are so the stupid and irrational things the script has them do make no impact on the viewer.

jay n Super Reviewer
Nov 09, 2007

An interesting film!

Leo L Super Reviewer
Jan 02, 2007

It was okay. Wouldn't watch it again though.

Leigh R Super Reviewer
Apr 01, 2006

[font=Century Gothic]In "Book of Love", Chet(Gregory Smith), a 16-year old high school student on his swimming team, works part-time in a local ice cream parlor in a New Jersey suburb. One day, in walks David(Simon Baker), a history teacher at a local all-girls high school and his beautiful wife, Elaine(Frances O'Connnor). Chet who is inexperienced in the ways of the world is fascinated to hear about their trip to Cambodia. Upon learning that he has never been to New York City, they take him under their wing and invite Chet along with them to watch a friend sing at a Manhattan nightclub. When David falls asleep after a barbecue, Chet makes a drunken pass at Elaine...[/font] [font=Century Gothic]"Book of Love" is an intelligent movie that is not afraid of going to dark and uncomfortable places. It is about the consequences to be faced when self-control is lost. And Frances O'Connor gives a truly heartfelt performance.[/font]

Walter M Super Reviewer