The movie is not a masterpiece; but it is solid piece of cinematic work acted wonderfully by Naomi Watts and Jaeden Lieberher with a cameo by indomitable but stereotypical Sarah Silverman. Its pathetically low ratings on rottentomatoes reflect the stupidity of groupthink (an oxymoron) of a modern critical blogosphere. The movie must have some of the three components of movie success: gay rights--especially in Chechnya but (G-d forbid!) not in Saudi Arabia or emirates, racial, gender and/or confessional equality--especially for Muslims--and racist attacks on the Russians sometimes totally unrelated to the plot to get high ratings these days (Mars, Bridge of Spies, Gravity). Because "The Book of Henry" touches none of these issues, in the view of American critical universe it falls flat.
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