Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Sam ClaflinHenry
- Verónica EcheguiMaria
- Antonia ClarkeAlison
- Horacio García RojasAntonio
- Melissa PinoHelena
- Galya VidalFrancisca
- Fernando BecerrilMax Rodríguez
- Ruy GaytanDiego
- Horacio VillalobosPedro
- Lucy PunchJen Spencer
Recommendations
- 79
Paste Magazine
Book of Love ends up being a surprising mix of sweet and salty, silly and sincere, that earns those coveted rom-com sighs. - 60
Los Angeles Times
Despite being often preposterous, the cross-cultural comedy Book of Love is an entertaining watch. Just don’t scratch even the slightest bit beneath its glossy, super-contrived surface. - 60
Film Threat
Book of Love is never quite funny enough when it needs to be. - 38
RogerEbert.com
The film is clearly sweet and well-intentioned, but Mexican director and co-writer Analeine Cal y Mayor has trouble transcending the confines of her meager budget, which leaves “Book of Love” looking and sounding distractingly chintzy. - 30
The New York Times
When, and in which picturesque city, Henry and María will acknowledge their mutual affection is the burning question of this romantic comedy trifle, which offers a few laughs and many more exasperated groans.
