Book of Love
Seen it?2022 | 106 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Henry, an English writer who has written a new book that has become a failure in the U.K, gets notified that the dull book has been highly trending over in Mexico. Little does he know that Maria, a Spanish translator, turned the book into an erotic novel. Henry and Maria then swerve around Mexico to do a book tour and go through a wind of events.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes, 44 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$399K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 29K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Analeine Cal y Mayor
- Sam ClaflinHenry
- Verónica EcheguiMaria
- Antonia ClarkeAlison
- Horacio García RojasAntonio
- Melissa PinoHelena
- Galya VidalFrancisca
- Fernando BecerrilMax Rodríguez
- Ruy GaytanDiego
- Horacio VillalobosPedro
- Lucy PunchJen Spencer